Re: [Harp-L] Pre War Harps

["bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
In think what you mean is 19 limit JI, not 17, and the two differences with 19 has 5 & 9 draw tuned 3 cents sharp, rather than 29-31 cents flat as in 7LJI. Huang was the first to use this tuning (althou some of the 5 & 9 draws were coming out as high as 16 cents sharp).

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Barbeque Bob Maglinte
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-- fjm <bad_hat@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dave Payne writes:
> If you play straight harp on a JI, that five hole sounds like crap. 

Extending your concept you could perhaps  say that the 5 and 9 draw 
sound very flat.  There it is in a nutshell.  Dealing with this 
limitation can teach you something.  What I would say about 12 ET is the 
chords sound dreadful.  I don't agree with your assessment though.  5 
limit and 7 limit JI on a diatonic harmonica will leave you with a very 
flat 5 and 9 draw.  The same is not true of 17 limit JI.  Hohner's 
various compromises in the modern era all had problems too. fjm
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