▁III ▁ ▁After ▁some ▁disappoint ment ▁with ▁his ▁s our , ▁narrow ▁fifth s , ▁Kir n berger ▁experiment ed ▁further ▁and ▁developed ▁another ▁possibility , ▁later ▁named ▁the ▁Kir n berger ▁III . ▁▁ ▁This ▁temper ament ▁spl its ▁the ▁S ynt onic ▁comma ▁between ▁four ▁fifth s ▁instead ▁of ▁two . ▁ 1 / 4 - com ma ▁temper ed ▁fifth s ▁are ▁used ▁extens ively ▁in ▁meant one ▁and ▁are ▁much ▁easier ▁to ▁t une ▁and ▁to ▁listen ▁to . ▁This ▁also ▁elimin ates ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁pure ▁third s ▁found ▁in ▁Kir n berger ▁II . ▁Therefore , ▁only ▁one ▁third ▁remains ▁pure ▁( between ▁C ▁and ▁E ), ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁fewer ▁P yth ag ore an ▁third s . ▁A ▁greater ▁middle ▁ground ▁is ▁thus ▁reached ▁in ▁this ▁improvement , ▁and ▁each ▁key ▁is ▁closer ▁to ▁being ▁equal ▁to ▁the ▁next . ▁The ▁draw back ▁is ▁an ▁a est h etic ▁one : ▁fewer ▁ch ords ▁have ▁pure ▁third s ▁and ▁fifth s . ▁But ▁every ▁temper ament ▁system ▁has ▁a ▁give - and - take ▁comprom ise ; ▁each ▁has ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁comma . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Friedrich ▁Wilhelm ▁Mar p urg ▁Const ruction ▁der ▁gleich sch web enden ▁Tem per atur ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁K lop , ▁G . C . ▁( 1 9 7 4 ) ▁Har ps ich ord ▁Tun ing . ▁The ▁Sun bury ▁Press , ▁R ale igh , ▁N . C . ▁Design