Re: Puck It

["IronMan Mike Curtis" <ironman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

From: "Timothy Castleman" <castlemancigars@xxxxxxxxx>

> I just got the Puck Harmonicas in C & G which are the only keys they come
in.
> My question is this with those two harps how many keys can I play with
them in
> different positions?

Hi Tim;
This is a loaded question.  If you use overblows, or partially valve the two
harps so that all notes bend, you can play all 12 keys on each harp.  If
you're a strictly 2nd position player, you can play G on the C and D on the
G.

If you're looking for "easy positions" using just natural notes and standard
bends (as I suspect is probably the case), positions 1 thru 6, and 12th
position are fairly easy.  for these two harps, the positions all overlap,
except that the C also has F (12th position) and the G also has F# (6th
position).

For the C harp, positions 1-6 and 12 respectively are C, G, D, A, E, B, F.
For the G, it's G, D, A, E, B, F#, C.  So - this gives you all the "natural"
keys, plus F#/Gb.

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