Re: [Harp-L] Re: Difference Tones

["Dave Murray" <dmurray777@xxxxxxx>]

From: "jazmaan@xxxxxxxxxxx" Monday, February 19, 2007
> Dave, you asked why that website recommends avoiding difference tones. 
> You also said that you
> used an ET harp for your examples, and acknowledged that there is "some 
> dissonance" in the
> difference tones from an ET harp.   I think the point of that article was 
> that if you use a JI
> harp, the difference tones are sweet and not dissonant at all.   It only 
> takes a little
> experimentation with both harps (I tried a Lee Oskar vs a Hering Vintage) 
> to see how much better
> the JI difference tones sound.

Well, I got a Hering Vintage in A, thanks for the suggestion.

The more I play it, the more I like the sound. I like plastic combs for 
their durability, etc. and it has wood, along with the protruding reed 
plates that goes with wood. I notice that Hering make a "black" harp that is 
also JI, with slightly thinner reed plates. Does anyone know how they 
compare in sound? I don't think that combs contribute to sound since their 
vibration is trivial, but the harps are different in other ways too. If they 
sound about the same, they might be better for me. But then I do like the 
Vintage harp.

Peace and music,
Dave