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by IaNerd
Fri Aug 23, 2024 11:36 am
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Bluesy slide-harp tuning
Replies: 12
Views: 61706

Re: Bluesy slide-harp tuning

Here: https://brendan-power.com/forum/viewtop ... 4531#p4531
is a very different approach from my January 24, 2020 tuning above.
by IaNerd
Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:42 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: "Optimized" (i.e. three-keys) tuning for Trochilus-type harp
Replies: 3
Views: 3704

"Optimized" (i.e. three-keys) tuning for Trochilus-type harp

In this discussion: https://www.brendan-power.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=155&p=874&hilit=Mullet#p874 I proposed a 12-hole tuning which had many useful features but would have been exceedingly difficult to tune and to play. 2017-11-20.png In this discussion I will recast this general i...
by IaNerd
Wed May 08, 2024 12:33 am
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Who will do custom tunings on Trochilus?
Replies: 2
Views: 3127

Who will do custom tunings on Trochilus?

Like the title says. Please state the +/- semitones you are comfortable with altering on reeds -- this might or might not involve reed replacement. No blue-tac or other non-permanent alterations. Also please indicate the country you are in.
by IaNerd
Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:25 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Bluesy slide-harp tuning
Replies: 12
Views: 61706

Re: Bluesy slide-harp tuning

A correction to the first sentence of a paragraph above:

Pushing the slider in drops each of the slide-out draw notes of holes 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 10 from what would have been their respective draw-bends to the next lower blues scale note.
by IaNerd
Mon Apr 22, 2024 1:56 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Slide Diatonic tuning ideas for blues and rock: "Wilde Slide" Tuning
Replies: 9
Views: 6818

Re: Slide Diatonic tuning ideas for blues and rock: "Wilde Slide" Tuning

You might consider a Lee Oskar tuning called "Seventh Son". In that tuning, the 1 blow is lowered by two semitones while the 1 draw is raised by three semitones. These changes provide dominant sevenths for (in second position) the I chord and the IV chord. This also affords some super-deep...
by IaNerd
Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:42 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Re-tunings of Double Paddy Lucky 13, based on Feadan (Randy Goodhew) and Major Cross (Tony Eyers)
Replies: 0
Views: 6893

Re-tunings of Double Paddy Lucky 13, based on Feadan (Randy Goodhew) and Major Cross (Tony Eyers)

I propose a trio of re-tunings for the Lucky 13 in its Double Paddy Richter variant.

Historically I should note the following from Pat Missin’s catalog:
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Now for the re-tunings:
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