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Theory, History and Practice of scales and tuning/intonation: 456 pages and 335 figures incorporating decades of new research in the field. PART ONE provides the acoustical background. The main temperaments are then covered, with a thorough analysis of their musical features. Finally a HISTORICAL SURVEY guides the performer in the selection of temperament(s) for his/her repertoire. PART TWO consists of keyboard tuning and fretting instructions for several temperaments, plus unequal temperament directions for unfretted strings, voices, woodwinds and brass wind instruments, including variable intonation techniques. PART THREE covers multiple divisions of the octave and the analysis of historical sources, including some research results published here for the first time. See published reviews and a book preview in http://temper.braybaroque.ie/