Re: [Harp-L] bending on a solo tuned harp & Vermont harp group?

[Chesper Nevins <chespernevins@xxxxxxxxx>]

G said:

>Assuming it is unvalved, you can draw bend holes 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 down
by a semitone.

Yes, thanks G, the difference here being whether you choose a valved or an
un-valved diatonic.  I thought of valved because the chrom is valved (in the
vein of using the diatonic as a stepping-stone to the chrom).  But the
unvalved gives the extra 2 notes per octave with bends.

Two models I have tried:

The Hering Master Solo is valved on the low end, and the Huang Cadet Soloist
is not valved at all.  There are a lot of others out there.


A question: Is there a musical tradition where the solo tuned diatonic is
used frequently in its own right?