On Jan 12, 2007, at 12:56 PM, sparaig wrote:
--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Jan 12, 2007, at 12:25 PM, sparaig wrote:
Yes, but played with each hand. And why do you call them
"arfificial?"
Because natural harmonics only occur at certain vibrational nodes
like the 5th 7th and 12th frets on open strings and therefore only
are capable of providing some notes. With artificial (or "pinched"
harmonics) you can produce any note you desire by fingering and then
doing a stroke and touching your harmonic with the left hand.
Except, as the video shows, this is right-hand touching AND
plucking and the left hand is
NOT fingering the string--it's doing a slur on a different string.
And the sheet-music
notation for that is "standard" since Tarrega first introduced it
about 100 years ago, though
he probably picked it up from some folk musician.
Sorry, I haven't seen the video you're talking about, but technically
speaking (if I'm getting your description correct) that would not be
an artificial harmonic even though it is using the same technique.
What was so amazing with Michael Hedges is that he played phrases
merely by hammering on and pulling off with the left hand and then,
at the same time, play some counterpoint entirely with the right hand
on the fingerboard. Eventually he started also doing this on a Harp
Guitar with sympathetic strings. More recently I've seen the Chapman
Stick evolve into the Warr Guitar which some players actually play
flat to the point where it looks like they are playing a keyboard. If
you've seen any the recent videos of King Crimson with Trey Gunn,
you've probably already seen this.
There's a great video of Dweezil Zappa which used to be on YouTube of
the Dweez playing Eddie Van Halen's "Eruption" while demonstrating
some effects software (IIRC at NAMM). Once you see him play it, it
actually looks easier than it sounds. There's also a video on YouTube
of Segovia playing his variations on a theme by Mozart where he does
some pretty wild pull-offs and hammer-ons. It's on my list of pieces
to learn.
