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- Wed Oct 25, 2017 5:31 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Sixteen-chord tuning for 12-hole harp (or pair of six-holers)
- Replies: 4
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Re: Sixteen-chord tuning for 12-hole harp (or pair of six-holers)
The overall tuning in this Subject can be accomplished using two Seydel Big Sixes mounted on Brendan's Seydel Twin Big-Six Comb (at http://www.brendan-power.com/combs-diatonic.php ).
- Fri Oct 13, 2017 3:52 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Diagrams of well-known tunings
- Replies: 23
- Views: 42393
"Canned Heat" tuning, cross harp key of E
‘On the Road Again’ was recorded by the American blues-rock group Canned Heat in 1967. The distinctive harmonica solo first played by Alan ‘Blind Owl’ Wilson utilizes a special tuning adjustment. Played on a harp in key A in cross/2nd position E, adjustments to draw reed 6 are made by raising the pi...
- Fri Oct 13, 2017 3:45 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Diagrams of well-known tunings
- Replies: 23
- Views: 42393
"Canned Heat" tuning, cross harp key of G
‘On the Road Again’ was recorded by the American blues-rock group Canned Heat in 1967. The distinctive harmonica solo first played by Alan ‘Blind Owl’ Wilson utilizes a special tuning adjustment. Played on a harp in key A in cross/2nd position E, adjustments to draw reed 6 are made by raising the pi...
- Mon Oct 09, 2017 8:55 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Placement of "extra" notes?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6983
Placement of "extra" notes?
If you had a non-Richter tuning that results in a whole number of octaves plus one or two extra notes, would you put the bonus notes on the low end or the high end? Why?
- Mon Oct 02, 2017 5:25 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: How would you tune this Starter or EasyPlay harp?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6221
How would you tune this Starter or EasyPlay harp?
BASIC IDEA: THIS IS NOT A REAL THING! THIS IS NOT A REAL THING! THIS IS NOT A REAL THING! THIS IS NOT A REAL THING! It is a digital representation of a fantasy of a real thing! In my mind it would be full-length (i.e. same as a 10-holer). Anyway, how would you tune it for beginners, klutzes or very ...
- Sat Sep 30, 2017 6:53 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: Comparison of three tunings in the context of playing blues
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8691
Comparison of three tunings in the context of playing blues
MAIN IDEA: To compare three tunings in the context of playing blues. DETAILS: This analysis comes with its own set of rules/constraints/assumptions/caveats. All analyses do. If a person wants to look at things in a different way, they certainly may do so and I for one would be happy to learn from an...
- Fri Sep 29, 2017 5:27 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: OVERBLOWING - Where to From Here?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 38330
Re: OVERBLOWING - Where to From Here?
According to Posner and Strike’s research on the conditions necessary for conceptual change, there must be: (1) dissatisfaction with existing conceptions; (2) a new conception must be intelligible; (3) a new conception must appear initially plausible; and (4) a new conception should have the potenti...
- Thu Sep 28, 2017 7:37 pm
- Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
- Topic: PowerChrom-Plus tuning
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11784
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
- Views: 7050
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: 4299
Re: Comparison of four "slideless" tunings
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