Did the first piano use an equal-tempered or natural scale?

1. Are pianos equally tempered?
2. When was equal temperament first used?
3. What instruments use equal temperament?
4. Did Beethoven use equal temperament?

Are pianos equally tempered?

Pianos are usually tuned to a modified version of the system called equal temperament. ... In all systems of tuning, every pitch may be derived from its relationship to a chosen fixed pitch, which is usually A440 (440 Hz), the note A above middle C.

When was equal temperament first used?

Equal temperament tuning was widely adopted in France and Germany by the late 18th century and in England by the 19th.

What instruments use equal temperament?

The "equal tempered scale" was developed for keyboard instruments, such as the piano, so that they could be played equally well (or badly) in any key. It is a compromise tuning scheme. The equal tempered system uses a constant frequency multiple between the notes of the chromatic scale.

Did Beethoven use equal temperament?

UNEQUAL TEMPERAMENT

Neither did Mozart nor Beethoven or any of their contemporaries. They used unequal temperaments — also known as, you guessed it, Well-tempered. In the Well-Tempered Clavier, Bach celebrated unequal tempered tuning, not today's equal tempered tuning.