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by EdvinW
Wed Jan 08, 2020 12:30 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Question about Easy 3rd / Do it!
Replies: 7
Views: 16565

Re: Question about Easy 3rd / Do it!

A "Regular Easy 3rd" repeating every 3 holes is an interesting idea! I haven't tried it, but it inspires some thoughts: Compared to other tunings, it seems to emphasise overblows rather than bending! Let's assume a C harp: C E G C E G C E G C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 D F A D F A D F A D A major drawback...
by EdvinW
Wed Dec 25, 2019 8:21 am
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Regular Scottish Tuning
Replies: 15
Views: 37721

Re: Regular Scottish Tuning

I think it differs on holes two and three. In a way you're right, the tables for the two tunings are not the same, but one can be obtained by shifting. If you remove the bottom two holes of one of the tunings you get the other, and in that way they are related in the same way as Solo tuning and Orc...
by EdvinW
Tue Dec 24, 2019 11:38 pm
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: Tremolo octave range in single reed harmonica?
Replies: 1
Views: 5976

Re: Tremolo octave range in single reed harmonica?

From what you describe, if you want one of Brendan's tunings with no missing notes in the low octave, it sounds like you're after a Lucky 13 in PowerChromatic tuning: https://www.brendan-power.com/lucky13.php#lucky13SoloPC The PowerChromatic tuning has all the notes in the key you choose without ben...
by EdvinW
Tue Dec 24, 2019 5:44 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Regular Scottish Tuning
Replies: 15
Views: 37721

Re: Regular Scottish Tuning

The Regular Scottish tuning is the same as Inverted Bebop , which I presented here: https://www.brendan-power.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=612#p2619 I checked with Brendan about this and he agrees. I just wrote a post saying precisely this, that we've seen this before, but you got there before me ...
by EdvinW
Fri Dec 20, 2019 5:33 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: How would YOU re-tune the Easttop EDharmonica?
Replies: 6
Views: 16130

Re: How would YOU re-tune the Easttop EDHarmonica?

I don't have any harps in Extended Paddy, and I haven't thought much about them for a long time. Your post made me think though, and it made me want to take up your challenge :) One thing I hadn't considered before was the possibilities for minor play in 3rd position, Dm on a C harp. One nice proper...
by EdvinW
Fri Dec 20, 2019 12:24 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Tuning for Double Chromatic: Fully chromatic slide diatonic spiral with all the chords!
Replies: 3
Views: 10952

Re: Tuning for Double Chromatic: Fully chromatic slide diatonic spiral with all the chords!

@Bendan: Well, for tunings with lots of chords the spiral is hard to avoid :) @IaNerd: It's not so much additive as selective. Pressing just Slider 'a' raises half the notes, pressing also Slider 'b' raises the other half, except for the B. A person accustomed to a slider that raises every note half...
by EdvinW
Sun Dec 15, 2019 10:43 am
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Re-tuning a Kongsheng Baby Fat to Harmonic Minor
Replies: 4
Views: 6387

Re: Re-tuning a Kongsheng Baby Fat to Harmonic Minor

Another option would be to replace the high B with a Bb: C Eb G C Eb G Bb D G B D F Ab C This forces you to bend the C to get the B so it might not work for all kinds of playing. There are some advantages thugh: 1. You can use the scale for natural minor as well, making the instrument more versatile...
by EdvinW
Sat Dec 14, 2019 11:24 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Re-tuning a Kongsheng Baby Fat to Harmonic Minor
Replies: 4
Views: 6387

Re: Re-tuning a Kongsheng Baby Fat to Harmonic Minor

Of course it depends on what music you intend to play. I think I prefer your first options over the spiral, and out of those the version with a C at 7D, but it's not clear cut. Considering the spiral is lacking the C in the bottom octave, hole 1 feels a bit redundant. For melodies to go that far dow...
by EdvinW
Thu Dec 12, 2019 2:36 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Tuning for Double Chromatic: Fully chromatic slide diatonic spiral with all the chords!
Replies: 3
Views: 10952

Tuning for Double Chromatic: Fully chromatic slide diatonic spiral with all the chords!

A spiral tuned harp has all the standard triad chords in its key, three major chords and three minor chords. Thus, it covers the major chords of one quadrant of the circle of fifths plus their minor parallels, one fourth of all the common chords. The following tuning for Brendan Power's twin chromat...
by EdvinW
Fri Nov 29, 2019 7:13 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Augmented Tuning
Replies: 2
Views: 5049

Re: Augmented Tuning

WOW! I played the sound clips on the Eric Chafer page you linked, and ... just wow. I never thought of augmented as a tuning for high speed playing, but clearly it's possible. Do you have any idea why such a skilled player would quit? It makes you wonder how good he is with those other instruments ...