From BenWaB3@aol.com Fri Apr 08 20:23:01 2005
Subject:Re: Question about percussion

In a message dated 4/8/2005 6:30:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, bourniplus
writes:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I was wondering why the common percussion harmonic settings (2nd and
> 3rd) were called this way. I mean, what's called 2nd and 3rd are
> actually 4' and 2 2/3' isn't it? So wouldn't that be like 4th and 5th
> drawbar...? Anyway, can anyone enlighten me about this?
>
> martin
>

Actually the third drawbar is the fundamental of the note. The 1st. & 2nd.
drawbars are subharmonics. We have gotten so used to using the 1st. 2 drawbars
in jazz & rock that we "think" the 1st. drawbar into being the fundamental of
the note. Anyway, back to the subject - the 4' and 2-2/3' drawbars actually are
the first 2 overtones, or harmonics, of the note when looked at this way. The
original use of these 2 percussion harmonics was probably to try to achieve a
more "chiff" type effect for pipe organ emulation.

Ben Ninmann

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