OT Music Question

John T · Dec 13, 2011

Okay, I just have to ask. Below is a You Tube URL Link some "dude" sent me showing people playing the Glass Harp.

My question is: Are there some sort of piano key looking scales or something on that table resembling a keyboard so the musicians know which glass to play, kinda like some sort of scale or something?????

Sure the bigger the glass the deeper the tone, but how they know which glass to play unless theres some sort of piano lookin keys/thingys on that table somewhere????

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdoTdG_VNV4&feature=share

An ever curious Ol John T
Glass Harp

Anonymous-0 · Dec 13, 2011

Call me an old fuddy-duddy, but I like the classics.
Like Handel's Messiah. Here is one of the oldest videotaped versions, it's about 4-1/2 minutes, into the 5 minute video.
Historic recording...

Allan in NE · Dec 13, 2011

Just like any other instrument, the notes are there, no matter if they are marked or not.

Perfect example is the bugle. Not a blessed thing marked on them and the note location is in the player's brain.

After ya do it for a spell, ya just know where they live. :>)

Allan

hoof print · Dec 13, 2011

John it probably somethIng like a violin fret board, it doesn't have frets. I did hear a couple of wrong notes.

IaGary · Dec 13, 2011

Practice practice practice.

Just like playing the drums or any instrument, your hands just know where to go next.

I played drums in a band and fell asleep leaning against the wall behind me one night. We played the same songs nite after nite in the same order.

The rest of the band said I never missed a beat in that 3 song set yet I could not remember playing that last 2 songs when they woke me up.

Gary

Old Roy · Dec 13, 2011

glasses set up to resemble key board probably takes hours to tune the glasses with correct water level.

a slight dip of your fingers in vinegar to remove oils in you skin and you could learn to play that.

The bi dextrous form of playing harmonic notes would be very hard to master.

Absent Minded Farmer · Dec 13, 2011

It's kind of like a drum kit, you arrange the set to whatever you're comfy with & then you get used to it as you play. There are exceptions. I moved various pieces around in my kit depending on mood, style or if I wanted a challenge. Most don't & like poor IA Gary, it gets a touch boring after a spell.

Just an insight.

Mike

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