Haunted Violin
Something weird is happening to our violin. When we play a double stop F and open A, we also get C. If we play F# and A we get D in addition. Has anyone else encountered a similar experience?
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Congratulations your ears are now open.
It is normal. But don,t worry about it, such tones are audible just for you, not for listener in the hall.
Congratulations, you officially have a good violin, good intonation, and good ears.
Pitch is all about vibrations so be on the look out for your violin to be vibrating while someone else is playing certain notes on their instrument in tune also.
No ghost? How disappointing.
I am glad hear that it's a good sign. The violin is new to us. It's my daughter who plays. Her intonation and hearing were always spot on not that she is advanced by any measure.
It will peak on October 31st, linger on through All Souls Day and gradually waft away until next autumn. : )
Spooky! Used to be just devils.
On October 31st, if you put your violin down on a table in a very, very quiet room, drop a small piece of candy into the F-hole, and bring your ear right next to the bridge, you will hear the faint sounds of the Devil's Trill Sonata.
:) Sandy
I once heard four-voiced chords played on a horn this way: one tone was made with the lips, another by the voice (singing into the instrument) and number three and four were the sum and difference tones. Spooky!
Greetings,
think what could have been done there with a rumbling stomach and the odd botty burp thrown in.
Cheers,
Buri
My violin is spooky all year long ;)
"My violin is spooky all year long ;) "
*wink*.... could be the player....
pretty sure it is ;)
what your getting is either the other parts of the chord or triad that you are stopping, or different octaves of the same notes you are stopping, usually a lower octave. This means that you have the two notes in tune with eachother.
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October 28, 2008 at 04:03 AM · Greetings,
they are sometimes called Tartinin tones. Many players use thes eovertones to improve their intonation. Alas you don`t have a ghost. Maybe just a prune of two.
Cheers,
buri