Re: OVERBLOWING-"the 8-track of techniques"-NOT!!!!!!

["Mike Curtis" <ironman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

From: "fjm" <2738540@xxxxxxxxxxx>


> No imagination necessary, many notes on pianos are out of tune.  fjm

Very true.  Pianos these days are generally equal tuned (1/12th octave
between eacg semitone).  It's a reasonable compromise for playing chords and
melodies in all keys, but it's far from a panacea.  Have we noticed how much
"sweeter" chords on most diatonic harmonicas sound compared to piano?  Music
is weird.  The tuning that sounds nicest for the smoothest chords doesn't
work that well for melodies.  This is why diatonics make such smooth
sounding chords on the low notes (most are just intonated or similar), but
sound strident and annoying when chords are played on higher notes (usually
more like equal tuning).


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