RE: [Harp-L] octave detuning, on purpose

[Buck Worley <boogalloo@xxxxxxx>]

I thought pianos were TET intonation. That's why I use Lee Oskars when I am playing with a "piano band". Have I got it wrong? I sorta hope so because I prefer JI harps!
Help me out list !!

Buck

> From: frank@xxxxxxxxx
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] octave detuning, on purpose
> Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 20:33:47 +0200
> 
> Hi
> 
> On Thursday 11 September 2014 11:46:40 Robert Hale wrote:
> > I read about a famous violinist who confirms playing octaves
> > slightly out of tune, because, he said, otherwise "you wouldn't
> > know I was playing octaves." Of course, I know he meant out of tune
> > by a micro-amount, just to put a slight "movement" in the pitches.
> > Perfect octaves sound dead-still.
> 
> octave stretching ist done explicitly to make octaves noticible, and 
> it's done on many instruments including pianos and of course 
> harmonicas. 1 cent per octave is a common value.
> 
> -- 
> Gruß,Frank
>