Re: [Harp-L] octave detuning, on purpose

[Frank Evers <frank@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

On Thursday 11 September 2014 11:46:40 Robert Hale wrote:
> I read about a famous violinist who confirms playing octaves
> slightly out of tune, because, he said, otherwise "you wouldn't
> know I was playing octaves." Of course, I know he meant out of tune
> by a micro-amount, just to put a slight "movement" in the pitches.
> Perfect octaves sound dead-still.

octave stretching ist done explicitly to make octaves noticible, and 
it's done on many instruments including pianos and of course 
harmonicas. 1 cent per octave is a common value.

-- 
GruÃ,Frank