the difference in a fifth between JI and Equal Temperament can be over 20 cents in at least 1 key, i.e. almost a quarter tone, or a lot, which i think most people can hear. So, yes, it can be a big difference.
And that's not accounting for the tuning peculiarities that every instrument has. A lot of older, perfectly playable pianos were always tuned below A=440 and can't be brought up now. When i started playing woodwinds, my band teacher specifically told me not to tune against piano in higher registers, which would have made the flute sharp, which is exactly what you don't want.
And that's not accounting for the tuning peculiarities that every instrument has. A lot of older, perfectly playable pianos were always tuned below A=440 and can't be brought up now. When i started playing woodwinds, my band teacher specifically told me not to tune against piano in higher registers, which would have made the flute sharp, which is exactly what you don't want.
This thread did remind me to try Werkmeister and Kimberger tunings on my digital piano, p 41: http://download.yamaha.com/api/asset/file/?language=no&site=...
I shd practice viola, also