Re: [Harp-L] Something new about the Paddy Richter tuning

[fjm <mktspot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Do you mean A minor in the Lee Oskar convention or the Hohner version? 
If you mean like the LO NM then use a normal D and retune the C# draws 
down to C and F#'s down to F.  If you mean Hohner convention then I 
believe it's an A major, retune the draw G#'s down to G and the blow 
C#'s down to C. It's not a whole lot of work with brass reeds.  It might 
not be fun with the stainless reeds of an 1847.  I had a C harmonica I'd 
bought from Bob Meehan that I never used until I retuned it to G natural 
minor Lee Oskar naming convention.  It took me all of about a half an 
hour and it is a very nice harmonica.  I'm way over 5 years on that one 
and it's still alive and well.  fjm