Re: [Harp-L] Ghost Notes and Equal Temperament

[Philharpn@xxxxxxx]

Just what are "split intervals"? 

Are you talking about octaves? 7th? Thirds? (1-4, 1-3, 2-5) Does this ghost 
note phenomenon work on all harps or just specific keys? Specific notes 
regardless of harps? 

Phil







In a message dated 1/26/09 2:29:39 AM, hvyj@xxxxxxx writes:


> A few days ago, Jazmaan and i had the folowing exchange:
> 
> 
> Jazmaan wrote:
> Just wanted to add my two cents to the discussion of ghost notes that 
> was going on a couple days ago:   In a nutshell - use a Just 
> Intonation harp if you want to exploit ghost notes in your playing.   
> Otherwise they just sound like grit.   I think a lot of people who 
> have never played a Just Intonation harp have come to accept the 
> grittiness - maybe even to like it - thinking that it's a byproduct 
> of their amp's distortion.   They have no idea that same gritty 
> distortion can quickly become harmonious and powerful - even a little 
> mysterious and awesome - just by changing to a Just Intonation harp.
> 
> 
> I replied:
> In my experience, ghosts notes sound just fine on ET harps.  JI
> sounds out of tune if you are playing in anything but first or second
> position.  I recognize that some very accomplished players are
> adamant that ghosts notes sound dissonant on ET, but as far as i am
> concerned  that claim is just intonated nonsense.
> 
> 
> Actually, as i think about it, i should qualify my reply by saying 
> that the difference tones/ghost notes produced by playing SPLIT 
> INTERVALS on an ET harp sound good..  Jazmaan may well be correct 
> about ghost notes produced by intervals other than split intervals.  
> i don't know about those.  My focus has been solely on ghost notes 
> generated by split intervals .  Those do not sound gritty or 
> dissonant. Actually, they sound sweeter than the chords do on an ET 
> harp.
> 
> JP
> 
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