Chart with standard diatonic tunings in hz

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richardworange
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Chart with standard diatonic tunings in hz

Post by richardworange » Sun Nov 19, 2023 4:32 pm

Hi,

I've just tuned my first harmonica, and even though the values in hz for all the notes are just a tad sharp of where the note is supposed to be on Gstrings, it sounds AWFUL, particularly the 5 draw and blow.

Is there a chart anywhere for the standard out-of-the-box tunings for a Marine Band, or else a slight but still very conventional improvement on that, with figures in hz?

When I search on the net, it's all swamped by stuff on people's preferred updated version and I want the bog standard one so I can make my harp sound less awful.

I'm sure it's out there and easy to find but I can't find it.

Thanks!

Richard

apehinds
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Re: Chart with standard diatonic tunings in hz

Post by apehinds » Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:50 am

Blow (Exhale) Reeds:

1 blow: C (261.63 Hz)
2 blow: E (329.63 Hz)
3 blow: G (392.00 Hz)
4 blow: C (523.25 Hz)
Draw (Inhale) Reeds:

1 draw: D (293.66 Hz)
2 draw: G (392.00 Hz)
3 draw: B (466.16 Hz)
4 draw: D (587.33 Hz)
5 draw: F (698.46 Hz)

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