[TenTec] Ten-Tec External Speaker

[Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX]

You're right, there's a difference in 3rds and 5ths in musical scale tones.
They're not the same as 3rd and 5th harmonics of the fundamental.

73
Bob K4TAX
----- Original Message -----
From: "George W5YR" <w5yr@att.net>
To: "Jim Reid" <jimr.reid@verizon.net>
Cc: "Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX" <RMcGraw@blomand.net>; "Del Seay"
<deljan@worldnet.att.net>; "Bill Ames" <bames@aob.com>;
<tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 9:14 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ten-Tec External Speaker


> Sounds like there may be some ambiguity in terminology here with 3rd and
> 5th harmonics being mentioned one place and 3rd and 5th scale tones or
> intervals another. They are, of course, not the same . . . thirds and
> fifths as intervals are basic to Western harmonic structure and that
> probably is why guitar players think that 3rds and 5ths sound better
> musically.
>
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> Jim Reid wrote:
> >
> > > Also, most of the tube type receivers had a push-pull output
> > > stage.  P-P stages have minimal 2nd and 4th order harmonics
> > > but have a generous amount of 3rd & 5th order harmonics.
> > > 3rds and 5ths sound much better musically.
> > > Ask any guitar player.
> >
> > Ask any pipe organ player, and you get another opinion.
> > The 2nd harmonic is responsible for the gorgeous sound
> > of the open pipe (Principal or Diapason).  The 3rd harmonic
> > is prominent in the capped pipe (the Tibia in the "theatre
> > organ" most famous example).  Playing the pipe organ,  the
> > 2nd is further "enhanced" by pulling on the 4 foot stops;  the
> > third by putting on the 2 2/3rd foot stops.  And the higher
> > harmonics can also be enhanced with the addition of even
> > shorter pipes....all the way up to little fife sized peanunt
> > whistles in the high pitched "mixtures".  Lots of fun, about
> > as much fun as chasing DX,  hi.  I like to add the 7th harmonic,
> > the "flatted 21st",  the Septieme -- neat tone.
>
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