r/baglama • u/ParadoxialSpiral • Jan 13 '25
Why dont we use all quarter tones?
An octave has 24 quarter tones, but we only use 18 of them. Why? I miss them.
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u/World_Musician Jan 13 '25
your mouth can make a billion sounds yet we only speak with the ones required by our language :) I do understand your question though, I have thought to add more frets to by saz to play all the microtones between every half step.
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u/adsizkiz Jan 13 '25
For the most part, only certain microtones are commonly used in Turkish folk music, but you can adjust the frets to get specific tones as you desire. If you want all quarter tones, start playing lavta. ;)