F2. Selecting a Scale

You can select various scales.

Equal Temperament is the most common contemporary piano tuning scale. However, history has known numerous other scales, many of which serve as the basis for certain genres of music. You can experience these tunings with

the Clavinova.

Equal Temperament

One octave is divided into twelve equal intervals. Currently the most popular piano tuning scale.

Pure Major/Pure Minor

Based on natural overtones, three major chords using these scales produce a beautiful, pure sound.

Pythagorean

This scale, designed by Pythagoras, a Greek philosopher, is based on the interval of a perfect 5th.

The 3rd produces swells, but the 4th and 5th are beautiful and suitable for some leads.

Mean Tone

This scale is an improvement of the Pythagorean in that the swell of the 3rd has been eliminated. The scale became popular during the late 16th century through the late 18th century, and was used by Handel.

Werckmeister/Kirnberger

These scales combine Mean Tone and Pythagorean in different ways. With these scales, modulation changes the impression and feel of the songs. They were often used in the era of Bach and Beethoven. They are often used today to reproduce the music of that era on harpsichords.

Detailed Settings – [FUNCTION]

1.Engage the Function mode and select .

2.Press the [+/YES] button to engage the scale function’s sub-mode, then use the [TEMPO/ FUNCTION ▼, ▲] buttons to select the desired sub-mode.

Press the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons to select the number of the desired tuning.

Sub-mode

Scale

Setting range: 1: Equal Temperament

2: Pure Major

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3: Pure Minor

 

4: Pythagorean

 

5: Mean Tone

 

6: Werckmeister

 

7: Kirnberger

 

Normal setting: 1: Equal Temperament

 

Base Note

If you select a scale other than Equal Temperament, you need to specify the root. (You can specify the root note with Equal Temperament selected, but it is not effective. The base note setting is effective for tunings other than the Equal Temperament tuning.)

Setting range:

Normal setting:

• Root indication example

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(F)

 

(G)

 

(A

)

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

followed by

 

 

followed by

a high bar if sharp

a low bar if flat

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