Re: [Harp-L] Re: What about a repertoire for the Melody Maker

[Moandabluz@xxxxxxx]

   I had much the same feeling for the Melody Maker after I bought one. I 
couldn't get used to the 3 blow not being the same as 2 draw. But after a couple 
years I started messing with Danny Boy and then You Don't Know Me and it 
worked really well.   My next thing is to try and get used to country tuning, and I 
think that should not be as hard.   FWIW, I prefer Georgia on standard 
diatonic, but that 3 draw bend is still a killer.
Still a fool for the Harp
Steve 'Moandabluz' Webb

In a message dated 5/2/06 8:18:25 AM, mktspot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> The Melody Maker tuning is my least favourite of the alternate tunings.
>   For years it just confused the heck out of me.  what do I do with
> this?  I recently decided to try playing Somewhere Over the Rainbow
> using the melody maker tuning and I really like it.  It took me a bit to
> wrap my mind around it.  Noodling with the tuning got me nowhere.  It
> wasn't until I had a specific melody I wanted to play that I knew would
> work with the tuning that I actually figured out how to play one of
> these harmonicas.  I think Winter Wonderland works on the MM and also
> Georgia
>