RE: XB-40

["R. S. Walters" <rwalters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 Does the XB Melody sound as "tinny" as the XB 40?

BlackHat

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From: owner-harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
d.m.fairweather
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 6:03 PM
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Subject: XB-40


phil wrote:


>If you can bend, and are tired of fooling around (how much time have you
got? 
>Life is too short!) try the XB-40 -- it's the greatest thing since 
>sliced bread (and now you have to pay extra to get bread that is not 
>sliced.)

Well if the XB-40 is the greatest thing since sliced bread, then the
XB-Melody is better than buttered toast with jam!

The problem with the stock XB-40 is that several notes in the chromatic
scale can only be achieved via slippery "in-between" bends that are harder
to hold than a greased pig.
The XB-Melody tuning gives every note its own stable location.  The only
"in-between"
bends on the XB-Melody are enharmonic equivalents to unbent or fully bent
notes.  That makes a world of difference when you're trying to play
chromatically. 

Additionally, the XB-Melody gives you all the advantages of the Lee Oskar
Melody Maker tuning without its worst disadvantages: the low-end draw bends
remain identical to Richter tuning and every note on the harp bends 1/2 step
or more.

Look me up at SPAH and I'll be happy to demonstrate.



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