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- Fri Dec 01, 2017 6:47 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: "Goldschmidt/Sowards Gen. 4" tuning for BP Big Six Quad harp
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"Goldschmidt/Sowards Gen. 4" tuning for BP Big Six Quad harp
NAME: “Goldschmidt/Sowards Gen. 4 PowerChrom tuning for QuadSix” 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 repeated...
- Thu Nov 30, 2017 11:17 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Table of draw-bends
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Table of draw-bends
MAIN IDEA:
Sometimes it's nice to have a "cheat-sheet". I've tried to make this easy to read. Suggestions?
Sometimes it's nice to have a "cheat-sheet". I've tried to make this easy to read. Suggestions?
- Thu Nov 30, 2017 10:39 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: PowerChrom-Plus tuning
- Replies: 6
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Re: PowerChrom-Plus tuning
Nick-- Thanks for pointing that out. At a glance I see some areas of similarity but also some important structural and functional differences. As soon as I can, I'll study this further and write/diagram a critical comparison. Much of my undergraduate training was in evolutionary ecology. I'm finding...
- Mon Nov 27, 2017 8:54 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: PowerChrom-Plus tuning
- Replies: 6
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Re: PowerChrom-Plus tuning
I just noticed this ....
With this tuning, one can play octave splits from A3/A4 to G4/G5 (that's eight consecutive diatonic scale tones) and the splits are all of equal width (i.e. three holes tongue-blocked each time)! Neat!
With this tuning, one can play octave splits from A3/A4 to G4/G5 (that's eight consecutive diatonic scale tones) and the splits are all of equal width (i.e. three holes tongue-blocked each time)! Neat!
- Mon Nov 27, 2017 8:35 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
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Re: Twelve-hole slide harp with 3 PowerChromatic octaves, 14 chords, and easy diatonic and octaves play
In another (related) topic, Brendan pointed out that the chords to the right side of this harp are too high in pitch to be very useful. I believe I have solved this problem. Part of the solution is his suggestion to use side-by-side Big Sixes, so that the "chord layer" doesn't become too high in pit...
- Mon Nov 27, 2017 8:23 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
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Re: Twelve-hole slide harp with 2.3 chromatic octaves, 14 different chords and easy diatonic play
In another (related) topic, Brendan pointed out that the chords to the right side of this harp are too high in pitch to be very useful. I believe I have solved this problem. Part of the solution is his suggestion to use side-by-side Big Sixes, so that the "chord layer" doesn't become too high in pit...
- Mon Nov 27, 2017 8:18 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Twelve-hole slide harp with three chromatic octaves and 18 different chords
- Replies: 5
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Re: Twelve-hole slide harp with three chromatic octaves and 18 different chords
I think I have solved the problem that Brendan has pointed out. Part of the solution is his suggestion to use side-by-side Big Sixes, so that the "chord layer" doesn't become too high in pitch towards the right end of the harp. And so I offer this:
- Sat Nov 25, 2017 6:06 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Slide for "tongue block" effect?
- Replies: 2
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Slide for "tongue block" effect?
A less-than-half-baked idea:
Instead of a push-button slide mechanism shifting airflow to a different set of reed plates, could the slide instead duplicate particularly difficult tongue-blocks on an otherwise standard (i.e. non-double-reed) harmonica?
Instead of a push-button slide mechanism shifting airflow to a different set of reed plates, could the slide instead duplicate particularly difficult tongue-blocks on an otherwise standard (i.e. non-double-reed) harmonica?
- Fri Nov 24, 2017 5:25 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: “Blues Mullet" tuning for 12-hole harp
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5152
Re: “Blues Mullet" tuning for 12-hole harp
Just noticed: I meant C5/D5 for channel 4. Will fix it asap.
- Fri Nov 24, 2017 5:14 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Table of reedplate dimensions?
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Table of reedplate dimensions?
Can anyone share a table showing, for various makers (e.g. Hohner, Suzuki, LO, Seydel) and notable models (e.g. Manji, MB, Big Six) with each model's reed plate dimensions (e.g. plate L, W, o.c. reed slot pacings, reed slot widths)?