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I would amend this to say that modern woodwinds are supposed to be equal temperament, but this is more aspirational than reality. Some instruments better than others, and in general they are all vastly improved over their 18th- and 19th-century ancestors, but a lot of the burden of making the pitches "equal" is left to the player.

(Source: I play bassoon, probably the worst of the lot.)




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