[Harp-L] ?

[Jonathan Ross <jross38@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mox Gowland wrote:
"As to playing in three consecutive keys (G, D & A) I could suggest a  
Melody tuned harmonica i.e. (Paddy 3 blow Smokey 5 draw with C as the  
lowest note)"


I have no idea what the above sentence means.   Do you mean playing a  
"Melody Maker™" tuned harmonica?  I assume "Paddy 3 blow" means to  
raise the 3 blow a wholetone as in Paddy Richter tuning (though,  
IIRC, Melody Maker was developed at about the same time as Paddy  
Richter), but have no clue what you mean by "Smokey 5 draw".  If it  
is Melody Maker that you are describing, it has both the 5 draw and  
the 9 draw raised a semitone (the 5 being similar to the well known  
"Country" or "Major 7th" tuning popularized by Charlie McCoy).





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