[Harp-L] What key harp for Country and for Minor?



I have collected major diatonic harps in all but a couple of keys (backordered). I am just starting to play along with songs on harmonica blues albums I have purchased and for which I have Song Tabs (primarily courtesy of my membership at <http://www.harmonicalessons.com/>Harmonica Lessons). I now plan on buying one harp in Natural Minor and one in Country tuning or Melody Maker. I don't plan at this time to buy every key in these two tunings. So I'm looking for suggestions.
* What key in Natural Minor tuning would I get the most use from? It is my understanding that 2nd position minor is the primary targeted usage of this tuning; so let's refer to the minor key that would be considered 2nd position.
* Should I invest in Country tuning or Melody Maker tuning? I understand that these name of these tunings and how the key is specified may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. The County tuning I am referring to is different from a standard major diatonic only in that the 5 and 9 draw are a semi-tone sharper, proving a Major 7 instead of Dominant 7th in 2nd position. The Melody Maker tuning I am referring to is the same as Country tuning in that it had blow 3 one full step higher. On a C harp, for example, blow 3 would be A instead of G. This has the disadvantage that you could only get the Ab by overblowing. Overblowing is not something that I plan on getting into at this early stage - not so much because of the challenge of the technique, but because I understand it is likely that I would have little success with out-of-the box harps.
* What key in Country tuning or Melody Maker (depending upon the concensus to the question above) would I get the most use from? Again, it is my understanding that they primary usage of this tuning is 2nd position; so let's once again refer to the 2nd position tuning in referring to the key of the harp.
* Actually, perhaps, my question should not be what key harps, but what key songs are most popular in Country and in Minor Blues. I can figure out what key harp to purchase for the Country tuning or Minor tuning myself.


Thanks,
Paul




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