9. November 2012 - Shellopan: Recherches à propos de l’accordage “stretché” 1/2 (french)

Last Updated on 6. February 2022

first documented public presentation by Shellopan.

Publication is about “stretched tuning “.

http://www.shellopan.fr/index.php/fr/atelier-du-handpan-a-strasbourg-france/notre-blog?start=10

Some quotes (translated):

“(…) This tuning problem was originally considered by piano tuners.(…) The lower notes are generally tuned lower and the higher notes higher.(…) We feel that high notes sound “flat” and that low notes sound “sharp”. (…)Further research is needed on the relationship between the curves drawn to stretch the tuning “