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- Sat Sep 01, 2018 9:03 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Diagrams of well-known tunings
- Replies: 23
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- Sat Sep 01, 2018 8:21 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Diagrams of well-known tunings
- Replies: 23
- Views: 42619
- Sat Sep 01, 2018 7:20 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Pentatonic harmonica
- Replies: 13
- Views: 25093
Re: Pentatonic harmonica
From above: "Indeed, a skilled professional might not need them. He can do everything with any standard tuning." This is true of only in the very limited sense of single-note play. Richter and some alternate tunings are actually pretty slim in terms of chordal play. Which is fine, if you want to wor...
- Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:16 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Does "Richter-double-solo" exist?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 17379
Does "Richter-double-solo" exist?
Just wondering ... If you had a harp with Richter's 1 through 7, followed by an octave of solo (i.e. Richter's 4 through 7 but an octave higher), you would now have an eleven-hole "Richter-double-solo". Would I be correct in guessing that this has already been done? Maybe in a 12-, 13-, 14- or 16-ho...
- Tue Aug 28, 2018 4:58 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: A family of new modded-Richter tunings
- Replies: 101
- Views: 223672
Re: A family of new modded-Richter tunings
The August 02 tuning (above) becomes the August 28 tuning (below) by making the following modifications: 1. Delete the notes in chamber 6. 2. Move the the notes that had been in chambers 7-10 leftward by one space. 3. Fill the vacated chamber 10 with a C blow and a D draw. Why this tuning matters: A...
- Sun Aug 26, 2018 7:39 pm
- Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
- Topic: "Regular-breath" Overblow Booster?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 14555
"Regular-breath" Overblow Booster?
Brendan: You mentioned at one point that you had designed an OB for regular-breath tunings like PowerBender, PowerDraw etc. (i.e. a single insert for the blow reedplate). Will you make these available for purchase? If so, for which brands/models of harps?
- Sun Aug 26, 2018 7:14 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: A family of new modded-Richter tunings
- Replies: 101
- Views: 223672
Re: A family of new modded-Richter tunings
Here is the tuning introduced in the August 02 post, above.
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- Thu Aug 02, 2018 6:39 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: A family of new modded-Richter tunings
- Replies: 101
- Views: 223672
Re: A family of new modded-Richter tunings
On the tuning posted July 20 (above), I'm now rethinking the 5 draw. Since a dominant 7th chord typically resolves to the the I chord , it doesn't seem so important to have a dom7 variant of the I chord. If that 5 draw is raised one semitone, then the V chord gets extended leftward by one more hole....
- Tue Jul 24, 2018 3:02 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Spreadsheet for calculating chord frequencies *REVISED*
- Replies: 16
- Views: 26133
- Mon Jul 23, 2018 5:40 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Spreadsheet for calculating chord frequencies *REVISED*
- Replies: 16
- Views: 26133
Re: Spreadsheet for calculating chord frequencies *REVISED*
UPDATE: In addition to harmonica, this spreadsheet has also been useful in the tuning of certain guitars. A friend of mine is a life-long musician and music educator. We used this spreadsheet to re-tune three instruments: (1) his 6-string lap slide guitar (from standard ET C6 to 4:5:6:7 ratios), an...