Fw: [Harp-L] Harmonica Tone Test

["Harping On" <harping.onandon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harping On" <harping.onandon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Joseph Leone" <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Harmonica Tone Test


> I think I'm beginning to think along these lines too Joe. As a player we're 
> experiencing the whole package when we're playing and hearing the harp in a 
> different way to the casual listener.
>
> If we were asked to identify whether a Manji or Crossover say was being 
> played in a blind test would we be able to call it with any certainty?
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joseph Leone" <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Harping On" <harping.onandon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "Harp L Harp L" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 3:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Harmonica Tone Test
>
>
> You have just struck on Vern Smith's assertion that comb materials..and 
> maybe NO materials make any difference to the listener. But I have always 
> felt that to the PLAYER, various materials do matter.
> I base this on vibratory oscillations into the bones of the face, 
> culminating in the sinus' and eventually the ears.....from the INSIDE. 
> But hey..what do 'I' know.
> smo-joe
>
>
> On Nov 25, 2014, at 5:35 AM, Harping On wrote:
>
> > I grabbed a bunch of my C harps, 3 Hohner's and 2 Suzuki's and recorded a 
> > short identical riff on each harp to see if I could hear the difference 
> > in tone across the range on playback and to my surprise the results were 
> > not as obvious as I thought they would be.
> >
> >
> >
> > They certainly sounded different when I was playing them, though this 
> > might have something to do with the sound travelling internally to the 
> > ear via the physical interaction with the harp., combined with the sound 
> > travelling through the air to the ear. From a playing standpoint the 
> > character and playability of the harps was distinctly different.
> >
> >
> >
> > I recorded the samples acoustically with no effects on a Zoom H2n 
> > recorder and here is the sample in WAV:-
> >
> >
> >
> > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/61606615/5%20HARPS%20TEST.wav
> >
> >
> > In no particular order the harps are Suzuki Harpmaster, Suzuki Promaster 
> > 350V,
> >
> > Hohner Marine Band, Hohner Golden Melody and Hohner Pro Harp.
> >
> >
> >
> > I wouldn't expect anyone to be able to name the harps in order of play 
> > (though it might be fun to try) but you might like to hazard a guess at a 
> > favourite brand in the sample or make an observation.
> >
> >
> >
> > I will post the actual playing order in a couple of days.