Re: [Harp-L] Just Intonation and Difference Tones

["Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That's hold true in ANY situation.  Even if I am not playing and
somebody else is using a JT harp live or on a recording.  

This is mostly grating to me with harmonica.  I don't like "sour"
notes on any instruement.  I an hear the uneven notes on a piano but
they sound softer to my ear. Piano chords sound fine unless one note
is flat by a quarter tone or more.  I can't stand out of tune guitars.


It's better to be out of tune on a solo basis.  Listen to how cool a
sour old honkytonk piano is... you could never play the same thing
with a band unless it were an intentional effect.

I don't like compromised tunings for harmonica.  Filisko sets them up
so every note is equal. I'm one of the very few pure melody players
on the standard diatonic (not trying to show arrogance), so comments
and theories about compromised tuning do not necessarily apply to me.

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>---- Original Message ----
>From: plavio@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Just Intonation and Difference Tones
>Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 13:40:06 -0500
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>>Chris said:
>>> tones to me and if I'm playing in 12th position or 2nd position
>the
>>> flat draw 5 in just tuning is always going to grate on my ears.
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>>Chris does that statement hold true for you while playing (single
>notes)
>>unaccompanied Vs playing with other instruments?
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>>If your ear is so good (that's not a dig BTW), don't piano chords
>sound bad
>>to you because they are not in perfect harmony? seems to me the
>beating
>>between certain equal tempered notes should drive people like you
>batty as
>>they will hear the beating.
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>>By the way, so what if you play sweet chords on a Special 20 while
>dissonant
>>with respect to other instruments in a band. Is it better to be in
>harmony
>>with yourself or with the band? Why do compromised tunings exist
>outside of
>>a solo context?
>>
>>Pierre.
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Chris Michalek

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