Re: [Harp-L] equal temperament-guitar playing

[Ben Bouman <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 I think it more the player who makes it sound better or worse.

When playing a harp in a rack is âplaying loudâ with a very strong attack any tuning wiill sound âbadâ

If the player has good tpne/control over his embouchure and he uses chords a lot /vamping etcâ compromised just intonation might be the right choice.

For precise melodic playing equal tuning willl be better.


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Ben Bouman
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> Op 11 feb. 2016, om 21:14 heeft philharpn@xxxxxxx het volgende geschreven:
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> Does it make any difference if guitar/harp rack players use a equal temperament harmonica or just?
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> Most blues harps are just intonation or slight variations while only a few harps are equal tempered (i.e. Golden Melody, Lee Oskar, Suzuki Fabulous, Seydel special factory tuned and some Huangs).
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> Several years ago, my guitar teacher told be just before my guitar lesson started that his Lee Oskar had gone out of tune and he replaced it with a brand new Special 20 that didn't sound as good. 
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> (He knew that I was remotely connected to the harmonica either through teaching a Harmonica 101 class at the Community Center in Birmingham, Mich. or my connection with American Harmonica Newsmagazine for 17 years.)
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> I told him there was an easy explanation why his NEW harmonica (Special 20) sounded different than the Lee Oskar: the Oskar was equal temperament and the Special 20 was just intonation -- two different forms of intonation. This guy had a degree with an Englilsh major and guitar performance minor -- so I suspect his understanding of music was slightly higher than the average self-taught guitarist.
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> But in the real world, does it really make any difference what kind harp a rack player uses with his harp?
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> If all of this is Greek to you, check out Pat Missin's page 
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> <http://www.patmissin.com/tunings/audio.html>
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