Re: [Harp-L] Which tuning

[Mike Fugazzi <mfugazzi67@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks guys!
 
 I picked up a Korg 30 tuner.  I noodled with one key of C harp.  After reading Pat Missin's page, I thought I would try tuning the draw reads to 443khz.  Would I do this for the blow reads too?  The theory on the draw reads seemed to be that if you hit them dead on at 443, then when you play live (and in my case a little harder) the notes would be closer to 440khz.  Hopefully I was on the right track because that's what I did.
 
The harp was way sharp on the blow reeds, so I tuned them down to 443khz and thought I'd stop there.  When playing scales/octaves the harp sounded good.
 
I think 12TET is the way to go for me.  I play a lot of third, eleventh, and fourth position.  I am also getting more and more into third.  
 
Wow, I had been testing by bends againt an online tuner by ear.  I thought I was spot on, but my Kory would disagree.  Back to the wood shed!!! 
Mike Fugazzi
Harmonica/Vocals
http://www.myspace.com/mikefugazzi


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--- On Tue, 6/24/08, mfugazzi67 <mfugazzi67@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: mfugazzi67 <mfugazzi67@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Which tuning
To: mfugazzi67@xxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 10:04 AM

--- In harp-l-archives@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tim Moyer"
<wmharps@...>
wrote:

capt ron wrote:
> Great observation, thanks.  What tunings do people who play in 12
> position usually prefer - equal temperment?

Obviously, there's no one right answer.  The best temperament for a
tuning is probably best dictated by the style of the player.  The
original poster said he rarely used chords, and that he played in
different positions, but never mentioned 12th specifically.  I just
picked that as an example.  In another example, just intonation would
place the 2, 5 and 8 blow notes - E on a C harp and the tonic in 5th
position - something like 14 cents flat of 12TET.

Someone who rarely plays chords is not going to get a lot of benefit
from a temperament that optimizes the consonance of chords, but might
see some problems with the intonation of individual notes.  The
deviation from 12TET and where those notes fall in the scale will
make
that more or less of a problem.  Another issue might be the need to
double other chromatic instruments.  Those players would probably be
better served by 12TET.

-tim



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