Re: [Harp-L] Brass vs Stainless Steel

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Sep 6, 2008, at 12:34 AM, Vern Smith wrote:
> About 130 years ago, Hermann Helmholtz devoted a whole chapter (60  
> pages of fine print) of his book on musical acoustics, "On the  
> Sensations of Tone" to temperaments.   He doesn't even mention a  
> harmonica.

Ok, sounds like about 1878. Like 50 years after the harmonica was  
'supposedly' invented.

> > .............I mean, I  like explanations as well as the next guy,  
> > but some of this stuff is  way deep and (frankly) over my head.
>
> I suspect that it is lack of interest more than lack of ability to  
> understand.

Bingo, after careful thought, you're right....as usual.   :)

>   I once quizzed a failing high school student about a motorcycle  
> that quickly passed through an intersection two blocks away.  He  
> knew the make, model, engine displacement, drive train details,  
> etc.  because motorcycles interested him and his schoolwork did not.

Bingo... again............you win............a cookie

smo-joe  (aka James Polyester)
> Vern
> Visit my harmonica website www.Hands-Free-Chromatic.7p.com
>
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