source file: mills3.txt Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 18:49:19 +0100 Subject: Re: Steel guitarists' tuning names From: "Brian B." On 12/17/97 Bob Lee said: >JI is called "tuning the beats out" by some steel guitarists, and "temper >tuning" by others. 12TET actually is called "equal tempered" more often >than not, but I also hear it called "straight up" sometimes (in reference to >the needle on an electronic tuner). > Very cool & very perceptive terminology! This is another example where the academic world (those who traditionally write the books that create the next wave of perceived "truth") needs to listen to the music makers (those who actually make it all happen). Luckily, more and more, and esp. in this area, many of us cover both worlds. >The idea of more than 12 tones per octave is alien to most steel guitarists, >as it is to pop musicians in general. Our biggest concern is not sounding >out of tune with the electronic keyboard and other electric instruments. >But at the same time most of us can't bear equal temperament - our >instruments can sound so much better than that! > Exceptional! I repeat my belief that steel guitar players are among the highest level of performers, and sadly much overlooked by the world outside of country. In terms of sheer manual technique, I bow to the steel player any day! As a string player (bass, viola) I can move both hands at the same time, and more or less dress myself each morning. But I can't even come close to the physical focus & control of a top-notch steel player...... Then, the tuning possibilities: multiple necks (diff. tuning worlds to start with), many strings per neck, steel slide + knee portamento: WOW! that's an instrument for us to all consider!!!!!!!!!!!! -- Brian Belet bbelet@sjsuvm1.sjsu.edu SMTPOriginator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu From: gbreed@cix.compulink.co.uk (Graham Breed) Subject: Re: dissonance curve PostedDate: 19-12-97 18:46:10 SendTo: CN=coul1358/OU=AT/O=EZH ReplyTo: tuning@eartha.mills.edu $MessageStorage: 0 $UpdatedBy: CN=notesrv2/OU=Server/O=EZH,CN=coul1358/OU=AT/O=EZH,CN=Manuel op de Coul/OU=AT/O=EZH RouteServers: CN=notesrv2/OU=Server/O=EZH,CN=notesrv1/OU=Server/O=EZH RouteTimes: 19-12-97 18:44:03-19-12-97 18:44:03,19-12-97 18:43:39-19-12-97 18:43:39 DeliveredDate: 19-12-97 18:43:39 Categories: $Revisions: Received: from ns.ezh.nl ([137.174.112.59]) by notesrv2.ezh.nl (Lotus SMTP MTA SMTP v4.6 (462.2 9-3-1997)) with SMTP id C1256572.006168BC; Fri, 19 Dec 1997 18:45:54 +0100 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA18829; Fri, 19 Dec 1997 18:46:10 +0100 Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 18:46:10 +0100 Received: from ella.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA18843 Received: (qmail 10091 invoked from network); 19 Dec 1997 09:45:56 -0800 Received: from localhost (HELO ella.mills.edu) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 19 Dec 1997 09:45:56 -0800 Message-Id: Errors-To: madole@mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@eartha.mills.edu