I’m such a nerd that I find this fascinating – even though I can’t even play chopsticks.
3 Posts from Eric Lippert’s blog:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ericlippert/archive/2005/04/08/406605.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/ericlippert/archive/2005/04/13/407908.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/ericlippert/archive/2005/04/11/407252.aspx
To save you some reading, it’s about Pythagorean theory on stringed instrument tuning – compromises between perfection and practicality – and a slight mention of why some Beatles songs sound a bit unusual, though still good.