Sometimes when my husband sneezes really hard in the living room, you can hear the strings of the banjos on the wall resonate. Also, once I was in my office at night and it was quiet, but I swear I heard my banjo on the wall making little ghost notes. It was creepy! I went close to investigate, and that's when i saw a little spider climbing around on the strings. It was actually 'playing' my banjo! Pretty wild. Of course I let him be, to enjoy his creative little self. :)
I'm glad that you mentioned the hammered dulcimer in the room...I swear,there is something going on there.The bowed psaltery,yes of course the open strings resonate long after bowed,but,...Whatever it is,I love the sound of it.
I thought about it a bit.The fact that you are playing in the same room creates a resonance between the two instruments,making various open strings spark a vibration in an adjacent instrument...An example? Dolly Parton made a great album called "The Grass is Blue",brilliant musicians,brilliant playing,but I could hear that all of the players had recorded on different days in different rooms...Those bluegrass bands that recorded in the 50's all around one mic.Soloist steps forth,soloist steps back..completely different ball game.
Beautiful piece and so well played, Leo and Gregg!
@Davisjames , I initially read your comment as "something interesting going on romance-wise between the psaltery and mountain dulcimer..." ...and I'm thinking that is not entirely untrue. In music, the interplay between instruments is something that can certainly tug at one's 'heartstrings'.
That is lovely! There's something interesting going on resonance-wise between the psaltery and mountain dulcimer,it sounds like there's a hammered dulcimer but there isn't.
Oh my this is so pretty! The dulcimer is beautiful and the bowed psaltery adds a wonderful touch!
Sometimes when my husband sneezes really hard in the living room, you can hear the strings of the banjos on the wall resonate.
Pretty wild. Of course I let him be, to enjoy his creative little self. :)
Also, once I was in my office at night and it was quiet, but I swear I heard my banjo on the wall making little ghost notes. It was creepy! I went close to investigate, and that's when i saw a little spider climbing around on the strings. It was actually 'playing' my banjo!
I'm glad that you mentioned the hammered dulcimer in the room...I swear,there is something going on there.The bowed psaltery,yes of course the open strings resonate long after bowed,but,...Whatever it is,I love the sound of it.
FWIW, there was a hammered dulcimer of Gregg's in the room the recording was done in. Perhaps some resonant vibrations were happening!
That's some really good ears there!
Thanks for all comments...
I thought about it a bit.The fact that you are playing in the same room creates a resonance between the two instruments,making various open strings spark a vibration in an adjacent instrument...An example? Dolly Parton made a great album called "The Grass is Blue",brilliant musicians,brilliant playing,but I could hear that all of the players had recorded on different days in different rooms...Those bluegrass bands that recorded in the 50's all around one mic.Soloist steps forth,soloist steps back..completely different ball game.
Beautiful piece and so well played, Leo and Gregg!
@Davisjames , I initially read your comment as "something interesting going on romance-wise between the psaltery and mountain dulcimer..." ...and I'm thinking that is not entirely untrue. In music, the interplay between instruments is something that can certainly tug at one's 'heartstrings'.
That is lovely! There's something interesting going on resonance-wise between the psaltery and mountain dulcimer,it sounds like there's a hammered dulcimer but there isn't.
Here's a nice traditional waltz on mountain dulcimer (tuned D G D, key of G) with Gregg Schneeman on bowed psaltery.