Question for Joseph P.

Hello Joseph

I remember reading ages ago on tuning list that you use were
using the blackjack scale on the standard piano keyboard.

Did you map the whole scale linearly [i.e 21 notes going from left
to right] ? I was thinking of using 17 note scale on a piano
keyboard and was thinking of marking the 1/1 keys with stickers
[inspired by your desription of doing this]. was there any system
you used for the stickers ?

Justin

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> Hello Joseph
>
> I remember reading ages ago on tuning list that you use were
> using the blackjack scale on the standard piano keyboard.
>
> Did you map the whole scale linearly [i.e 21 notes going from left
> to right] ? I was thinking of using 17 note scale on a piano
> keyboard and was thinking of marking the 1/1 keys with stickers
> [inspired by your desription of doing this]. was there any system
> you used for the stickers ?
>
> Justin

***Hello Justin!

Well, nothing too special. I just start on "Middle C" and go up 21
notes! :) Dave Keenan had some objections to the Middle C start,
since he found a way to map the scale so that more "naturals" are
on "white keys" but this way I get the four main naturals C-G-D-A as
the four "C's" on the dummy keyboard. I like that.

Dave made a graphic version of my preferred arrangement which you can
see here:

http://www.uq.net.au/~zzdkeena/Music/Miracle/

It's the first file called "BlackjackHalberstadt."

I used Dave's colors on my keyboard. The colors correspond to
various chains of secors, so one can get an idea of the structure of
the scale. I just use round stickers of various colors (available at
your local stationery store) and write the note names in ink. On my
keyboard, I need to make *two* different rows of these to make them
fit, so I position the "blacknote" colored stickers in a row behind
the "white notes." Pretty simple.

I realize that some people like to map the keyboard with different
arrangements that can sometimes leave "unused" notes, but personally
I don't care to have a keyboard that does that.

best,

Joseph

--- In MakeMicroMusic@y..., "jpehrson2" <jpehrson@r...> wrote:
> --- In MakeMicroMusic@y..., "justintonation" <JUSTINTONATION@H...>
> wrote:
>
> /makemicromusic/topicId_2904.html#2904
>
>
> > Hello Joseph
> >
> > I remember reading ages ago on tuning list that you use were
> > using the blackjack scale on the standard piano keyboard.
> >
> > Did you map the whole scale linearly [i.e 21 notes going from left
> > to right] ? I was thinking of using 17 note scale on a piano
> > keyboard and was thinking of marking the 1/1 keys with stickers
> > [inspired by your desription of doing this]. was there any system
> > you used for the stickers ?
> >
> > Justin
>
> ***Hello Justin!
>
> Well, nothing too special. I just start on "Middle C" and go up 21
> notes! :) Dave Keenan had some objections to the Middle C start,
> since he found a way to map the scale so that more "naturals" are
> on "white keys" but this way I get the four main naturals C-G-D-A as
> the four "C's" on the dummy keyboard. I like that.
>
> Dave made a graphic version of my preferred arrangement which you can
> see here:
>
> http://www.uq.net.au/~zzdkeena/Music/Miracle/
>
> It's the first file called "BlackjackHalberstadt."
>
> I used Dave's colors on my keyboard. The colors correspond to
> various chains of secors, so one can get an idea of the structure of
> the scale. I just use round stickers of various colors (available at
> your local stationery store) and write the note names in ink. On my
> keyboard, I need to make *two* different rows of these to make them
> fit, so I position the "blacknote" colored stickers in a row behind
> the "white notes." Pretty simple.
>
> I realize that some people like to map the keyboard with different
> arrangements that can sometimes leave "unused" notes, but personally
> I don't care to have a keyboard that does that.
>
> best,
>
> Joseph

Thanks for this Joseph,

looking foward to hearing your latest blackjack tune!

justin