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- Thu Sep 28, 2017 7:37 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: PowerChrom-Plus tuning
- Replies: 6
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Re: PowerChrom-Plus tuning
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- Wed Sep 27, 2017 6:52 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Fully chromatic tuning for slideless 10-hole “diatonic” harp (or “Black Badge” tuning)
- Replies: 2
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Fully chromatic tuning for slideless 10-hole “diatonic” harp (or “Black Badge” tuning)
NAME: "Black badge tuning". (Can you see why?) BASIC CONCEPT: I think the title of this Topic says it all. DISCLAIMER/DISCLOSURE: I already used this octave in another topic called "Twelve-hole slide harp with 2.3 chromatic octaves, 14 different chords and easy diatonic play." Also, I am quite paran...
- Thu Sep 21, 2017 5:22 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Comparison of four "slideless" tunings
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2108
Re: Comparison of four "slideless" tunings
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- Thu Sep 21, 2017 5:22 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Comparison of four "slideless" tunings
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2108
Comparison of four "slideless" tunings
BASIC IDEA: To gather, compare and analyze four "slideless" tunings in terms of their diatonic, chromatic and chordal capabilities. I encourage forum members to share their thoughts on the relative merits of these AND related tunings. 2017-09-21 (7).png 2017-09-21 (2).png 2017-09-21 (3).png
- Wed Sep 20, 2017 5:23 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Twelve-hole slide harp with 3 PowerChrom octaves, 14 chords, and easy diatonic and octaves play
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2793
Twelve-hole slide harp with 3 PowerChrom octaves, 14 chords, and easy diatonic and octaves play
NAME: Not yet sure. Thinking about “Goldschmidt/Sowards Gen. 3 with PowerChrom octaves” BASIC CONCEPT: In the original “Goldschmidt/Sowards” tuning, I distributed the twelve semitones of an octave among three banks/layers of reeds, and among four channels/holes of the harp. There were no missing sem...
- Tue Sep 19, 2017 11:16 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Happy to share formatted MS Word docs
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4400
Happy to share formatted MS Word docs
A forum member pm'ed and asked if I would share with them the original "spreadsheet" for a tuning that I diagrammed. That way they could fiddle with it and explore their own tunings. I'm delighted to do this for any forum member, but understand that I use MS Word, not a ss. Just pm me the name of a ...
- Tue Sep 19, 2017 5:08 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Blues tuning **with 7ths** for 12-hole harp
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3491
Re: Blues tuning **with 7ths** for 12-hole harp
I encourage you to look at the tuning above.
Then, to borrow from Rod Serling: "Submitted for your approval ....""

Then, to borrow from Rod Serling: "Submitted for your approval ....""

- Tue Sep 19, 2017 4:55 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Blues tuning **with 7ths** for 12-hole harp
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3491
Blues tuning **with 7ths** for 12-hole harp
NAME: Not yet sure. Maybe "7th Heaven Blue Dozen"? BASIC CONCEPT: For blues in G, it sure would be nice to have the full I, IV and V chords, as well as their dom7 variants, as well as at least one full and proper G minor hexatonic "blues" scale. The "standard" Richter diatonic harp lacks many of the...
- Sat Sep 16, 2017 3:57 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Blues tuning **with 7ths** for 10-hole harp
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10078
Re: Blues tuning **with 7ths** for 10-hole harp
I think I got this working now. I'm not entirely happy with the right half of the harp, because it does not have any tasty draw bends. What makes this harp cool though is that there is a 7th for each of the I, IV and V chords.
Newer, better diagram below:

Newer, better diagram below:

- Fri Sep 15, 2017 6:51 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Twelve-hole slide harp with 2.3 chromatic octaves, 14 different chords and easy diatonic play
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4170
Twelve-hole slide harp with 2.3 chromatic octaves, 14 different chords and easy diatonic play
NAME: Not yet sure. Thinking about “Goldschmidt/Sowards Gen. 2 tuning” BASIC CONCEPT: In the original “Goldschmidt/Sowards” tuning, I distributed the twelve semitones of an octave among three banks/layers of reeds, and among four channels/holes of the harp. There were no missing semitones and no re...