Re: [Harp-L] Tunings

["Tim Moyer" <wmharps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When you raise the 3 blow a whole step -- what Brendan Power coined 
the "Paddy Richter" tuning -- you get the 2nd note in the 2nd 
position scale (e.g. the A in the G scale on a C harp), and you also 
get a minor triad in the 2-3-4 blow chord (E-A-C).  You also get a 
nice relative minor scale in 4th position, and if you add the 5OB or 
raise the 5 draw a 1/2 step (making it a Melody Maker) you get the 
relative minor in 5th position with nice draw bends and chords.  

-tim

Tim Moyer
Working Man's Harps
http://www.workingmansharps.com/

--- In harp-l-archives@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "dfwhoot" <dfwhoot@xxxx> 
wrote:
Robert , on the minor tuned with the raised 3 blow. Was that a 
natural or
harmonic minor?
 I never met Donny but listened to anything I could find . All of 
Waylons
stuff and of course Big River, and a few other groups he worked with.
Jerl
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Bonfiglio" <bon@xxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 5:35 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Tunings


> The late Donny Brooks started studying chromatic with me in the 
early 70's
> and he and I used to cover for each other in the studio all the 
time.  If
> the date called for real good country diatonic, I would call Donny 
and
have
> him do the date.  If he saw a symphony and some tough sight-
reading, he
> would call me to do the date.
>
> We both played CBH2016, 16 hole, since I taught him chromatic and 
we each
> had a set of minor tuned harps with the raised 3 blow and country 
tuned
> diatonics with a low F# and F plus a high G harp. We used Marine 
bands
that
> were first corked for air tightness and the had brass/chrome 
bodies made
by
> Leo Friedman for Marine band plates using cork and screw down 
plates.
This
> was before Hohner came out with screw down plates.
>
> I also used to tune the draw 7 down a half step, now the OB 7. 
Altered
> other instruments go back to Bach Suites and Partitas for Cello 
and Violin
> respectively and have to do with possibilities not because players
couldn't
> do play well.
>
> Donny Brooks was one of the sweetest harp players in the world both
> musically and as a person.  I do miss him!
>
> Harmonically yours,
>
> Robert Bonfiglio
> _______________________________________________
> Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH, http://www.spah.org
> Harp-L@xxxx
> http://harp-l.org/mailman/listinfo/harp-l


_______________________________________________
Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH, http://www.spah.org
Harp-L@xxxx
http://harp-l.org/mailman/listinfo/harp-l
--- End forwarded message ---