Re: [Harp-L] Re: Chromatic player

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Just aising the Draw 5 is called Country tuning. Hohner sells this
tuning in a few modesl; Marine Band and Special 20, I think.

You can indeed bend the note back down; it has its own bluesy flavor
when you do this. You can also play *complete* I, IV and V chords in
second position. But you do miss out on the sound of the un-raised draw
5 in things like the Draw 4/5 shake, and the 2/5 draw split interval. -
Gain something, lose something else.

I tend to use country tuning for fiddle tunes more than for blues.

Winslow

--- SONNYTONE@xxxxxxx wrote:

> The felllow I met last night who could play the snot out of the
> chromatic  is 
> Charles  Spranklin, does anyone know him, heard him. He gets together
> with 
> all the  diatonic/chromatic heavies from NYC once a week. Gallison,
> you name 
> them, he's  there with them. He is well into his 70's, as I do not
> overblow, it 
> was a very  humbling experience to trade off with him. It has made me
> seriously 
> considering  having my harps built with the 5 draw up a half step,
> like Lee 
> does on his  harps, but he always takes the 3 blow up so it does not
> allow the 
> blues 3/6  chord. That is if you want to stay somewhat traditional
> style, to 
> each their  own. I believe if you have that 5 draw raised a half
> step, you 
> would then be  able to bend it back down, anyone shed any light on
> that, I know it 
> has to do  with the relation to the 5 blow note.  Thanks
> 
> 
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