[Harp-L] "Paddy Richter" + "Country Tuned".

["Mox Gowland" <mox1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Larry Boy Pratt wrote;
I asked about the Paddy richter tuning using LO reedplates.  

Joe Mahan replied :
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...)>

Hey Larry,

Don't forget that with all those left over reed plates you can build 
another hybrid harp with the 5 & 9 draw raised a semi-tone, a "country tuned" 

To make a C country (or C Lydien):

blow reeds from "C" Richter (top plate, drilled-through holes)
draw reeds from "G" MM (bottom plate, threaded holes)

Aparently this tuning is often favourd by players such as Charlie McCoy 
Hence the name "Country Tuned".

C Lydien is the favorite tuning for the french be-bop player Sebastien Charlier.

With the 5 draw sharp, its also interesting to play majeur in third position. 
à+
Mox



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