Re: [Harp-L] Bagpipe Harp

[Dirk Buchbinder <JollyBeggarman@xxxxxxx>]

Hello Michael,
thank you very much for your quick answer to my request. I could not 
resist and retuned a Hering Blues Harp in G to your tuning. Having the 
drones ist really great, the minor chord has a special charme, and 
trying to play irish tunes with the flattened 7th is fun, and I think 
I´ll retune another one and leave the major 7ths as they are so that I 
can play irish tunes as I am used to it, but with drones. Having both 
tunings will be great.
Regards,
Dirk

michael rubin schrieb:
> Dirk writes:
>
>
>   
> > I have a question concerning the layout, what is the idea of tuning down the
> > B to Bb in the C Version? Tuning the blow and draw reeds to both C and G is
> > a great idea for imitating the drones, and a Cmajor Scale would seem logical
> > to me, but if you change B to Bb you get a F major or C 7 scale. Is this
> > closer to bagpipes, or is it because of the Gm chord?
> > Regards,
> > Dirk
> >
> >     
> Dirk,
> It will allow you to play in G minor, specifically the G dorian scale.
>  But what it really does is bring a mixolydian feel to C major,
> slightly bluesifying the sound.
>
> Playing in F major would place the drone on the 5th, which would sound
> pretty good, and the 2nd which I would have to play around with before
> I said if I liked it or not.  Great idea!
> Michael Rubin
> Michaelrubinharmonica.com
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