Re: [Harp-L] Re: tuner app

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Most harmonicas are tuned higher than A440, so yes, this is normal.

Harmonicas are tuned sharp for two reasons:

1) Most players lower the pitch slightly with their breath.

2) Many musicians tune their instruments to a pitch reference higher than A440. To adapt, a harmonica player can always push their pitch down slightly, but they can't push it up. So having the harmonica tuned a bit on the high side gives a player more opportunity to adapt.


Winslow

 
Winslow Yerxa
Author, Harmonica For Dummies, ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
            Harmonica Basics For Dummies, ASIN B005KIYPFS
            Blues Harmonica For Dummies, ISBN 978-1-1182-5269-7
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Instructor, Jazzschool for Music Study and Performance


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 From: Javier Dardón <javier.dardon@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Dan Hazen <bluesmandan76@xxxxxxxxx>; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 11:49 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] Re: tuner app
 

Thanks, now I tried with another app an it shows all the notes exactly the
app is WAVES for Android.  Now with the application working I found that my
harmonica is a little bit up in tune, in general, it is only 9 months old
but, Is that normal?
El 12/09/2013 22:58, "Dan Hazen" <bluesmandan76@xxxxxxxxx> escribió:

> No, that's not normal for harmonicas. That's weird. I have an application
> I use called AP Tuner 3, and it shows the pitch exactly like it should.
> (great for tuning your harps)
>