Re: [Harp-L] Re : How many of you really fix your harps? Really?

["John Kerkhoven" <solo_danswer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim,

Some listers here will tell you that a strobe tuner is the best, and I
believe them, but they are expensive and I don't have one. I use a Korg
CA-30. Reasonably accurate.

Pat Missin is the source for (probably) the most comprehensive account of
harmonica tuning. http://www.patmissin.com/tunings/tunings.html

Here's one of the best pages I've found for a summary of the theory of harp
tuning. http://ohw.se/hca/tntheory.html.

If anyone knows of something better, please let me know.

John




> Hi,
>
> I'd like to start tuning my harps, but I don't have a chromatic tuner.
Does
> anyone have any recommendations or tips on what to look for in a tuner?
I'm
> also not sure about the precise tuning of individual reeds.  I've read
about
> adjusting certain notes to make a harp more suitable for chords or single
> note playing, and I have the booklet from the Lee Oskar repair kit, which
> has detailed tuning information, but I really like the sound of my marine
> bands.  I think if I were to retune some of my old harps I'd want to get
> them to the same tuning as a marine band, but I haven't found the details
on
> their exact tuning scheme anywhere.  Can someone shed some light on this
> subject for me?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
>
>
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