Fwd: Re: [Harp-L] Re: full octave on 2 holes?

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- "Larry L. Ravlin" <sheepdip@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: "Larry L. Ravlin" <sheepdip@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Winslow Yerxa" <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>, <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re: full octave on 2 holes?
> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 16:47:22 -0800
> 
> I have to get back in here one more time.  A Chromatic scale is 12
> notes
> seperated by 1/2 semitone.  You are NOT going to get that on two
> holes of
> ANY harmonica.  I don't care if you have the harp surgically
> installed on
> the forward nacelle of a 737 and plan on drawing the notes to the
> furthest
> reaches of the netherland.

 
Now you're just being silly. 

I already described how it is quite possible to get an octave-plus of
chromatic scale out of Holes 2 and 3 on a standard-tuned diatonic, as
long as you have a way of addressing the breath to a single reed in
both opening and closing modes. Just in case you missed the "how",
here's it is in detail:

Assume a C-harp in standard Richter tuning (could be another key) with
either a Discrete Comb or with Suzuki Overdrive covers.

D:  Hole 2 Blow, bent down 2 semitones 

D#: Hole 2 Blow, bent down 1 semitone 

E:  Hole 2 Blow, unbent 

F:  Hole 2 Draw, bent down 2 semitones

F#: Hole 2 Draw, bent down 1 semitone

G:  Hole 2 draw, unbent

G#: Hole 3 Draw, bent down 3 semitones

A:  Hole 3 Draw, bent down 2 semitones

A#: Hole 3 Draw, bent down 1 semitone

B: Hole 3 Draw, unbent

C: Hole 3 played as an overblow

C#: Hole 3 played as an overblow, bent up one semitone

D: C: Hole 3 played as an overblow, bent up two semitones

I'm not the only one who could do this. If Allen Holmes were doing
this, he use a Filisko customized diatonic (no special comb or covers).
He'd skip the blow bends on Hole 3 and instead just keep bending the
Draw 3 overblow up through D# and E and maybe beyond.

If you like, I can make an audio recording of the procedure detailed
above. Unfortunately I don't have a way of recording video for the
truly unbelieving (though that could also be faked), but I think there
are are enough folks on the list who could vouch for my truthfulness. 

And there are plenty of folks who understand perfectly well why this
would work.

Winslow


		
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