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

[The Iceman <icemanle@xxxxxxx>]

on pianos, octave stretching is an art...you are not supposed to notice beatings on octaves, but one pushes the boundaries a little as one goes up to the high end.



-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Evers <frank@xxxxxxxxx>
To: harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Fri, Sep 12, 2014 2:34 pm
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] octave detuning, on purpose


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