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by IaNerd
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: 6077

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 ...
by IaNerd
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: 8271

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...
by IaNerd
Fri Sep 29, 2017 5:27 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: OVERBLOWING - Where to From Here?
Replies: 20
Views: 36410

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...
by IaNerd
Thu Sep 28, 2017 7:37 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: PowerChrom-Plus tuning
Replies: 6
Views: 11171

Re: PowerChrom-Plus tuning

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by IaNerd
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: 6815

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...
by IaNerd
Thu Sep 21, 2017 5:22 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Comparison of four "slideless" tunings
Replies: 1
Views: 4161

Re: Comparison of four "slideless" tunings

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by IaNerd
Thu Sep 21, 2017 5:22 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Comparison of four "slideless" tunings
Replies: 1
Views: 4161

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
by IaNerd
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: 5622

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...
by IaNerd
Tue Sep 19, 2017 11:16 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Happy to share formatted MS Word docs
Replies: 0
Views: 7700

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 ...
by IaNerd
Tue Sep 19, 2017 5:08 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Blues tuning **with 7ths** for 12-hole harp
Replies: 3
Views: 6594

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 ....""

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