Keys, and ghosting

[David Renaud]

I enjoy using ghosting techniques, but wonder if anyone
with a machine has made some measurements and can answer
the following question:

Is there some slight error introduced when ghosting on account
of the string not being in full motion?
Has anyone measured this?

Instead of literally ghosting open strings, I'm more incline to
play an interval normally and amplify the desired harmonic by striking
the"ghosting" note with one loud staccato blow. This seems to be
helping me get better results in the bass then just ghosting open strings,
so I wonder if there is some minor distortion of reality going on when the
strings are not in full motion.

                                                      Dave Renaud
                                                      RPT
                                                      Canada

JIMRPT@AOL.COM wrote:

> In a message dated 2/05/2000 11:29:25 PM, Pam wrote:
>
> <<1.  I read that ivory and plastic keys turn yellow if they are kept in the
> dark.  Is this a case for not covering the keys?>>
>
> Pam;
>  Ivory will stay whiter longer if it is not kept covered....of course it will
> also get dustier:-)   'Plastic keys' is such a generic term that there is not
> one all encompassing answer.........some formulations will darken with light
> and some will darken if not exposed to light.  The gremlin in this is the
> oils and perspiration from fingers.
>  As for "ghosting", yes it can be beneficial in tuning the bass section and
> in some cases, such as the 'Imperial', it may be the only way to tune in the
> bottom notes.
> Jim Bryant (FL)