Re:Cris Forster's web pages

Cris Forster, who designs and builds beautifully crafted acoustic
instruments tuned to 13-limit JI has put pictures, theory, etc. on the
web at www.Chrysalis-Foundation.org. Take a look.

--John

--- In tuning@y..., John Chalmers <JHCHALMERS@U...> wrote:
> Cris Forster, who designs and builds beautifully crafted acoustic
> instruments tuned to 13-limit JI has put pictures, theory, etc. on
the
> web at www.Chrysalis-Foundation.org. Take a look.
>
> --John

These are awesome. Thanks John.

how come he build mostly Partch instruments but Partch's name no appear on
pages?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dkeenanuqnetau [mailto:d.keenan@uq.net.au]
> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 9:42 PM
> To: tuning@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [tuning] Re:Cris Forster's web pages
>
>
> --- In tuning@y..., John Chalmers <JHCHALMERS@U...> wrote:
> > Cris Forster, who designs and builds beautifully crafted acoustic
> > instruments tuned to 13-limit JI has put pictures, theory, etc. on
> the
> > web at www.Chrysalis-Foundation.org. Take a look.
> >
> > --John
>
> These are awesome. Thanks John.
>

> I imagine he figures this is obvious.

On the other hand he is a much better builder than Partch. The best one i know.
Rivaled maybe by some cats in Grasse, France.

>
> From: "Dante Rosati" <dante.interport@rcn.com>
> Subject: RE: Re:Cris Forster's web pages
>
> how come he build mostly Partch instruments but Partch's name no appear on
> pages?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dkeenanuqnetau [mailto:d.keenan@uq.net.au]
> > Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 9:42 PM
> > To: tuning@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [tuning] Re:Cris Forster's web pages
> >
> >
> > --- In tuning@y..., John Chalmers <JHCHALMERS@U...> wrote:
> > > Cris Forster, who designs and builds beautifully crafted acoustic
> > > instruments tuned to 13-limit JI has put pictures, theory, etc. on
> > the
> > > web at www.Chrysalis-Foundation.org. Take a look.
> > >
> > > --John
> >
> > These are awesome. Thanks John.
> >
>

-- Kraig Grady
North American Embassy of Anaphoria island
http://www.anaphoria.com

The Wandering Medicine Show
Wed. 8-9 KXLU 88.9 fm

In a message dated 7/14/02 3:49:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
kraiggrady@anaphoria.com writes:

> > I imagine he figures this is obvious.
>
> On the other hand he is a much better builder than Partch. The best one i
> know.
> Rivaled maybe by some cats in Grasse, France.
>
>

Hey Kraig, I know the Grasse guys. Did you meet with them or hear
recordings? Quite wild what they did. The main builder Goa Allora spoke
little French, mainly Nicoise, the old langue doc. But the music was
stubbornly in 12tET, almost to prove that these gargantuan instruments could
still be managed in conventional tuning.

Also, I believe Chris Forster has felt subdued by the Partch connection and
is really interested in his own voice.

best, Johnny Reinhard

> Ha!

The funny thing Johnny is I met them because when i went to France you had given me their contact info. Yes it was a shame they were stuck in 12 ET. Hank Badings i also saw that trip[ on your recommendation. He had one of the best ears of any composer i met. ONe the first hearing while talking to me about other things , he would say Oh the counterpoint is at the inversion starting on the upbeat, like in some
Balinese music. He went though the whole piece this way catching the entire structure the first time through. i liked the man, and his deer roaming in his front yard. Thanks for allowing this to happen albeit in 1988

>
>
> From: Afmmjr@aol.com
> Subject: Re: Re:Cris Forster's web pages
>
> >
>
> Hey Kraig, I know the Grasse guys. Did you meet with them or hear
> recordings? Quite wild what they did. The main builder Goa Allora spoke
> little French, mainly Nicoise, the old langue doc. But the music was
> stubbornly in 12tET, almost to prove that these gargantuan instruments could
> still be managed in conventional tuning.
>
> Also, I believe Chris Forster has felt subdued by the Partch connection and
> is really interested in his own voice.
>
> best, Johnny Reinhard
>
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-- Kraig Grady
North American Embassy of Anaphoria island
http://www.anaphoria.com

The Wandering Medicine Show
Wed. 8-9 KXLU 88.9 fm