TUNING digest 807

>>I have tried this on the only other instrument that I know of designed to
>>be played on both sides of a bridge -- the European double-bridged dulcimer
>>-- without success. [...] If one has a movable bridge, one can make slight
>>adjustments on the fly, I suppose, especially if the string is tight and
>>the bridge has little friction.
>
>I didn't mean to apply that it was *successful*, I just said that Harry did
>it. Yet this is entirely keeping with the thought that Adam shared: a
>portion (substantial or not, you be the judge) of Harry's compositional
>palette consisted of expressionistic motives, passages, leitmotifs --
>whatever -- that Partch found in certain bridge combinations.

Anyone heard the German (?) guitarist Hans Reichel? He plays a variety of
altered guitars, including multiply-bridged instruments. A non-musician
friend of mine bought his album "Flight Of The Rare Bird Ymir" just because
he liked the title (and it was only 50p in a car boot sale). At the time,
I'd heard nothing like it and was amazed how so much clicking, rattling,
clanking and twanging could sound so beautifully expressive.

Does anyone know if he's still active?



Pat Missin.

"...my music's a lot better than it sounds!" (with apologies to Mark Twain)
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In terms of microtonality Reichel should be mentioned for the amazing sounds
that he created using pieces of thin wood, wood screw clamps, & bowing these
tongues of wood with one hand while muting & changing the pitches
glissandoishly with his other hand. The sounds sounded very similar to
Korean string music.

Miekal And

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