[Harp-L] Re: Low tunings

["Steve Shaw" <moorcot@xxxxxxx>]

R.S. <jollyweasel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Bushman makes a bunch of low harps but I've never
> tried one.

I have a Low D Bushman Soul's Voice and really like it.  It is very
responsive for a low harp. Bushman also has some very low key harps,
Low C, Low G and Low-Low F.

--Chris Otto

That low C sounds interesting.  Off the top of my head I can think of one 
waltz tune, a reel, an O'Carolan tune and a couple of song accompaniments 
that need a C.  Playing Irish melodies on a normal C puts you in rather a 
high register.  I could use a C chromatic except that I haven't got one and 
its infrequent use wouldn't really justify the cost, and valves are worth 
avoiding eh what (-;   A tremolo is another option.  But one of those low Cs 
could be just what I'm looking for.  Has anyone got one?

Steve


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