Re: RE: [Harp-L] Special 20 Tuning

["Tim Moyer" <wmharps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve Shaw wrote:
> Also, I've found that most 10-hole harps I've bought have come 
> tuned slightly sharp of A440, including SP20s (the tonic note 
> being the one to check).  

While I agree that most 10-hole harps I've bought are tuned sharp of 
A=440, it seems to manifest less on the 1 hole blow than on other 
holes.  I get the impression (though this is in no way verfied) that 
the manufacturer is attempting to maintain the accuracy of "A=440" at 
the tonic where it is most often checked, while tuning the rest of the 
harp sharper.  The result, of course, is a poorly rendered octave 
between the 1 and 4 blows.  

-tim