[4961]Re:Do Adams Marimbas use some type of Quint tuning? (467 reads) 2006-03-29 05:05:29
 
William Moersch
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The Adams quote is "tuned THROUGH the sixth harmonic", or octaves, fiths, and major thirds, although I still hear the octave (4th) and major third (10th) the most strongly.

Xylophone "quint" tuning is only the fundamental and fifth.

I am very pleased with my Adams marimba.

WM



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[4958]Do Adams Marimbas use some type of Quint tuning? <bmbell71> 2006-03-27 04:18:14
[4961]Re:Do Adams Marimbas use some type of Quint tuning? <William Moersch> 2006-03-29 05:05:29
[4962]Re:Re:Do Adams Marimbas use some type of Quint tuning? <bmbell71> 2006-03-29 09:40:04
[4963]Re:Re:Re:Do Adams Marimbas use some type of Quint tuning? <grace> 2006-03-31 01:37:23
[4965]Re:Re:Re:Re:Do Adams Marimbas use some type of Quint tuning? <bmbell71> 2006-03-31 09:20:26
[4964]Re:Do Adams Marimbas use some type of Quint tuning? <PatrickN> 2006-03-31 06:57:25