[Harp-L] Ode to Joy revisited

[Richard Hunter]

Inconsistency of tone is great when you want it.  Not so great when you
don't.

I suppose that as with mics/amps/etc., it's horses for courses, but if
that's the case then we have to admit that the diatonic can't cover all the
courses.

Flame on...

Thanks, Richard Hunter

On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 8:02 AM, Michael Rubin <
michaelrubinharmonica at xxxxx> wrote:

> If I want consistency of tone, I play a chromatic.
>
> Personally, the inconsistency of tone is one of the main things I love
> about the diatonic.
>
> Michael Rubin
> michaelrubiharmonica.com
>
> On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 6:56 AM, Richard Hunter <rhunter377 at xxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>   "Harping On" wrote:
>> <I was looking back in the archives at the Ode to Joy challenge but can't
>> seem to find any of the <related sound files. I very much enjoy playing
>> melodies on the diatonic but the challenge of not <only trying to get the
>> bent notes in pitch but also trying to mask the timbre differences between
>> a <bent and a straight note is troublesome to say the least.
>>
>> <I don't know if anyone has a solution to this other than using an altered
>> tuning (say Paddy Richter) <to avoid the 2 step bend on hole 3 which is
>> difficult to mask when exposed at the end of a phrase <or you have to play
>> two -3** consecutively.
>>
>> I don't know of anyone who can reliably do a 2-half-step bend in tune on
>> the draw 3 reed on a standard Richter harp, and at the same time avoid
>> noticeable changes in timbre.  The problem is especially acute when the
>> note is exposed--out in the open and played at length--where the
>> differences in pitch and tone are unavoidably obvious. Not one of the Ode
>> to Joy submissions solved that problem.
>>
>> The only reliable solution I know of is to use a harp that has the note
>> built-in, e.g. a Paddy Richter or Melody Maker.  A workable solution is to
>> avoid playing the double bend on exposed notes, as opposed to playing it
>> in
>> a moving line where the listener won't have time to detect the pitch and
>> timbre differences.
>>
>> Regards, Richard Hunter
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