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Small And Sharp: Rule for Tempering Pianos and Organs.— Tune middle C to desired pitch, then tune F— fifth below—sharp of C, until between C and F, there result three beats in five seconds. Next tune A-sharp — fourth above F-sharp of the latter, until there results one beat, each second. Next tune G—fourth below middle C — flat of C, by one beat a second; then tune D — fifth above — flat to G, by three beats in five seconds; A — fourth below — flat to D; E — fifth above — flat to A; B — fourth below — flat to E; F-sharp — fourth below — flat to B; C-sharp — fifth above — flat to F-sharp; G-sharp — fourth below — flat to C-sharp ; D-sharp— fifth above — flat to G-sharp, which will make D-sharp as sharp of A-sharp, as the latter is sharp of the first F tuned.
The method then of tempering the notes of yed instruments consists in arbitrarily ad-iting the enharmonic diesis, that is, the distinction there is naturally between D sharp and E flat, G sharp and A flat, by tuning these notes too sharp for one and too flat for the other of these natural tones or intervals, and by making a similar compromise between the more minute discrepancies of the diatonic scale. Thus while no interval will be exactly true, yet none will be so adjusted as to shock the ear by false intonation, but rather add a color or quality to the tonality of the instrument, which, though harmonious, would otherwise be characterless.
To top it off, in mid-August the flowers appear. They look like small and sharp artichokes (a very close relation) and are obviously thistles of a sort with many individual purplish blue florets. The spines around the blossoms are sharp. Blossoms continue to the end of October and plants withstand frost at least to - 28°F.
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