Re: [Harp-L] The "Perfect" Fusion of Chromatic and Diatonic?

["Mox GOWLAND" <mox.g@xxxxxxxxx>]

d.flendrich wrote in reference to cicular tuning :

>I thought one of the principle attractions of the circular tuning was 
that you could play in all keys on a single harmonica with only a 
limited number of patterns (4?) required.  Is the point of having all 
12 keys so you have the diatonic chords present?  <

The note layout that you are thinking of is called 
"diminished tuning" 

(briefly favoured by Ludo Beckers 
http://www.overblow.com/ludo/ )

There is an indepth explanation at 

http://www.angelfire.com/music/HarpOn/

Scroll down on the left  till 
"Pat's Musings"
then clique on 
"diminished"

>If you set up the harmonica so that adjacent notes are a three semitones apart you arrive at a diminished tuning. These layouts have been patented by both Salvitz/Beauregard (US pat# 5166461) and Dr. John Yeadon (UK pat #2259802) and can take several different forms......... < 

Hope this helps

mÔx



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