Honky Tonk sound

[Stephen Airy]

One honky-tonk sound I like is to detune the 2-string
unisons about 25-35c, and other unisons at varying
degrees (A-440 beating about 3bps for example), beat
rates of unisons in top half-octave equaling
fundamental frequencies of lowest few notes.  I have a
recording of a piano that was about 150c flat and
several unisons were out.  I'm curious:  How far out
do you guys like to put the unisons to get the
honky-tonk sound?  I like about 30c in the bass, 15c
in the midrange and treble, with some notes out more
than others, but none out more than 50c.

--- A440A@AOL.COM wrote:
> Wally writes: 
> >>But my idea was to tune one of the trichords DOWN 
> >>slightly. No one has taken me up on the offer yet,
> so I haven't actually 
> done it.>
> 
> Greetings, 
>      As I understand it, there exist particular
> relationships between 
> frequencies  of  impelling force and a resonant
> period.  
>     If the frequency of an applied force is higher
> than the resonant period 
> of an object, the two will be out of phase with one
> another.  If the 
> frequency is lower than the resonant period,  they
> will be in phase, though 
> not necessarily in sync.  I treated the altered
> string of the unison as the 
> impelling force in regards to the two that were
> tuned as mathematically close 
> to one another as possible.  I was hoping to create
> a slight cancelling 
> effect within the unison, the aim of which was to
> produce a rather shrill, 
> percussive sound.  I think it worked, but perhaps
> will try the opposite, as 
> Wally suggested, next time.   Why not, "Out of tune"
> is out of tune, no? 
> Which is why I tuned the tonk slightly sharp. 
> Regards,
> Ed Foote


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