Re: [Harp-L] 12-hole Diatonics

["Fernando Bresslau" <fernando@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Brad.

Not sure I understood all what you need, but the Marine Band 364 come only
in low C and regular G. Winslow's info is, as usual, spot on. Only that,
unfortunately, no D 364 or 365 are offered anymore.
Cheers,
Fernando



On 5/9/07, Bradford Trainham <btrainham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> What options does one have for a 12-hole diatonic other than the
> Marine 364?
> I seem to be in a mode of shrinkage...  That is, I've played the Steve
> Baker Specials for about two years, roughly since the time I found out
> they existed.
> But lately, I like the little third (third position?  Like when you
> play in a minor on a diatonic g?  That's third, right?)
> antics one might sometimes perform on a standard 10-hole, so I thought
> I might compromise with a 12-hole diatonic.
> But the Marine 364's tuning, if it's like the 365... and please tell
> me if it isn't... has us bending predominately in notes lower than I
> care to be in, and sacrificing some of the higher bends/over-blows we
> might experience in the higher registers.
> So again with feeling...  What other 12-hole options exist and are
> they tuned similarly to the Marine 364?
> Brad (deserving of a hailstorm of tetanus-infested Jam Bones for his
> impudence) Trainham
>
> P.S.
> "Predominately"???
> What the...???
> Ok Often!!  All too Often!! How about that instead?