Harmonics on the Piano, part 1

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Recorded at Adda, Auditorio de la Diputación de Alicante
In this video I am going to introduce you to some basic aspects about harmonics on the piano. There will be a second video on the subject.
If you know of someone who may be interested in this topic, please share it.

[@nathanjasper512]

As a guitarist I would never think to bust out a tape measure to find harmonics. 😆

[@RicardoDescalzo]

Haha… it’s odd. You’re right. But pianists are normally unaware of having harmonics on the strings so I thought it would be useful to show it that way…🙃

[@joefes7409]

Someone should make a piano which has a mechanism that could activate overtones on the strings.

[@RicardoDescalzo]

I have thought of this many times. There have been experiments, I remember the POP Piano Overtones Production System. Look for it in the internet.

[@luap3149]

If you quietly press down on a note so that the string isn't struck but the dampener is lifted and then staccato the note an octave lower, the note you pressed down will ring for a while even after the note you actually played stops and it's an interesting effect that kinda reminds me of natural harmonics on the guitar or violin.

[@RicardoDescalzo]

Yes. It’s a lovely effect. Many composers have used it. Do you know Bartók using it in Mikrokowmos 102 (a piece named “Harmonics”)?

[@lauragayoso4605]

Es maravilloso ver la precisión con la que consigues el sonido armónico y la claridad con la que se percibe. Esta tarde tengo que interpretar en el FIMIM el Metaludio de Gustavo Díaz-Jerez "'Étude pour les unissons" y después de ver tu interpretación, no sé cómo tengo la osadía. Eres mi referente. Gracias por tus maravillosos consejos.

[@RicardoDescalzo]

Me alegro mucho que te sirva todo este contenido. Espero que fuera muy bien tu interpretación de la obra de Gustavo. Gracias por tus palabras…

[@scottpeng0902]

Thanks very much for sharing the video! Finally I realized how the lowest section of 97-key piano are tuned.

[@RicardoDescalzo]

I'm happy it helped...

[@peterivers2]

Thank you so much for this, it is very useful, cheers! :)

[@RicardoDescalzo]

So happy to know…😊

[@JozefFPjetri]

muchas gracias

[@TheMotherOfBambi]

Question: how do you find the nodes while performing a piece (when you can't take the time to measure the string) ? Is there someway to mark the position?

[@RicardoDescalzo]

Hi. Yes, see my video about it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYDLZpmmZ7qdlassi=BILK5iczD3YMrJTZ 😊

[@auariasmusic]

Muy buen video! Gracias! No entiendo como haces para sonar la cuerda sin que nadie presione el pedal de sustain

[@RicardoDescalzo]

Hola. Muchas gracias por escribir. Sí, debería decirlo. Pongo una cuña en el pedal para que se mantenga presionado y tener todas las notas abiertas....

[@DaigoParry]

Play slide guitar on it. 😁 Like lap steel.

[@RicardoDescalzo]

It would be fun…🤗