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Re: Glass Harmonica
- From: BarMusProd <BarMusProd...>
- Subject: Re: Glass Harmonica
- Date: Tue 24 Oct 2000 14.49 (GMT)
Dear Matt(?),
In a message dated 10/24/00 9:35:55 AM, rushefsky_p (at)
univerahealthcare(dot)org
writes:
>The glasses of different shapes are attached together, put on their sides.
> I'm
>no gh maven, but I'm pretty sure there's no water needed (the variable
>glass
>size determines the pitch).
>
>Matt wrote...
>
>I got to thinking that probably there are exact places to put each glass,
>and little marks on the glasses to indicate how high to fill them, else
>tuning would take forever, and playing would be pretty tough.
>
>Matt
>
I missed the original posting on this, but rushefsky_p (at)
univerahealthcare(dot)org
is correct. Cup shaped glasses of different sizes are set on their sides
"nested" within one another, with a rotating spindle through their centers.
You do need water, but not to fill the glasses. You need a glass of water in
which to dip and wet the fingers to play the glasses by holding the finger
against the spinning rims. My memory is that this instrument was invented by
Ben Franklin, and that there is a recorded history of people who play them
going crazy.
Best wishes,
Steve
Steve Barnett
Composer/Arranger/Producer
Barnett Music Productions
BarMusProd (at) aol(dot)com
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