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- Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:36 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Ideas for changing a diatonic harp tuning on the fly
- Replies: 45
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Re: Ideas for changing a diatonic harp tuning on the fly
The other thing I did was put a magnet on a reed and then put the opposite polarity magnet in the turboslide. It raised the pitch! This is very cool. Though it would require even more coverplate clearance than I currently have in order to further explore this idea as something practical. That is so...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:20 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Ideas for changing a diatonic harp tuning on the fly
- Replies: 45
- Views: 782
Re: Ideas for changing a diatonic harp tuning on the fly
As a reed swings back and forth in its slot, a turboslide works by pulling at it when it get's far out on one side. This results in the reed spending a little more time on that side, which lowers the frequency by which it swings. Why, precisely, doesn't a turboslide work for the draw reeds? It might...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 11:35 am
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: 3d Printed comb ideas to improve responsiveness
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1357
Re: 3d Printed comb ideas to improve responsiveness
Nice comb! Regarding overbends working but not normal bends: A full draw bend, especially in holes 2 or 3, is mostly produced by the blow reed. Effectively, it's basically the same as an overdraw. What happens if you try blocking the draw reed and play a bend? Can you produce an overdraw? Compare th...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:47 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Ideas for changing a diatonic harp tuning on the fly
- Replies: 45
- Views: 782
Re: Ideas for changing a diatonic harp tuning on the fly
Hello Dominico and welcome to the forum! If you want a way to instantly swap the reeds of a single hole in a diatonic, would it be an option to simply include an extra hole and use some mechanism to block the hole you don't want? This would make the harp longer, but maybe if it's just one or two hol...
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:20 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Spiral, then Dmin/Cmaj
- Replies: 7
- Views: 973
Re: Spiral, then Dmin/Cmaj
5ᵗʰ postition does look a bit tricky, but what do you think about 6ᵗʰ position? In the top octave the B would be a half-step bend, but in its first octave, from the first B I think it looks better.
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 2:40 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: creating my own AutoValve
- Replies: 3
- Views: 543
Re: creating my own AutoValve
Interestingly enough, the Fanfare-S from Seydel may be precisely what you're describing... It's a Tremolo harmonica built around the body of the Seydel De Luxe Steel chromatic. The slider is removed, and just the mouthpiece remains, and the two reedplates are both tuned to the same key. If you are ...
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 11:36 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Blow and draw reeds an octave apart
- Replies: 4
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Re: Blow and draw reeds an octave apart
For these sorts of experiments, a modular reed harp really is the way to go. If you just want to try out how the two reeds will behave in one hole though, you could, as I said, make do with an ordinary sandwich-type harmonica just holding the plates in place with your finger. Let us hear how it work...
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 11:45 am
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Blow and draw reeds an octave apart
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6370
Re: Blow and draw reeds an octave apart
I haven't noticed any problems with notes one or even two octaves apart. The only issue I could foresee might be if the Helmholtz resonance of of a longer chamber interferes with the higher note, but I haven't experienced it myself. Because the notes are so far apart, there is no interactive reed be...
- Fri Oct 27, 2023 5:23 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: What is a reasonable level of intonation of chords?
- Replies: 0
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What is a reasonable level of intonation of chords?
Alternative title: What is the smallest difference from equal temperament that you find acceptable for nice chords? When fine tuning a harmonica, one faces the decision of whether one wants to prioritise melody playing in many keys or nice, pure-sounding chords in one key. In the former case, one tr...
- Fri Oct 06, 2023 7:54 am
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: An alternative approach to starting new harp players
- Replies: 4
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Re: An alternative approach to starting new harp players
Any updates on your neighbour's progress? Or about the method in general?
(I sent you a direct message, by the way!)
(I sent you a direct message, by the way!)