[Harp-L] re:question about Paddy tuning

[Joe Mahan <joe.mahan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rainbow Jimmy asks:

> If I put a Lee Oskar melody maker blow reeds with standard Lee Oskar draw 
> reeds
> do I get a Paddy tuned harp? I could see that being useful for 2nd position
> mixolodian.



To make a C paddy:

blow reeds from "G" MM (top plate, drilled-through holes)
draw reeds from "C" Richter (bottom plate, threaded holes)
(because Lee Oskar labels the MM's in cross-harp key...)

Others available:
D paddy: blow reeds from A MM/draw reeds from D Richter
F paddy: blow reeds from C MM/draw reeds from Low F Richter
G Paddy: blow reeds from D MM/draw reeds from G Richter
A Paddy: blow reeds from E MM/draw reeds from A Richter

There ya go. Now you have five spare combs, five spare sets of cover 
plates, and ten reed plates that you will have to be clever to put to use 
without re-tuning.
Any ideas, anyone?