Re: [Harp-L] Seydel Concerto octave harp

[Rupert Oysler <orupert@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for all the interest in the Seydel Concerto. These are really "professional" quality harps, and James Conway helped Seydel demo his use of them on irish music etc. at SPAH in '07. 

The earlier versions of the Concerto started on the third (C, started on E, etc.) But the newer ones all start on the tonic (C, starts on C, G on G, etc.) I do have some old ones in stock (C, B, Bb) if anyone is interested in that tuning, but normally they would start on the note of the key. 

G is considered HG, because the two tones in hole one are the equivalent of hole 1, and hole 4 of a regular diatonic, whereas on a C (for example) the two tones are hole 1, and an octave below that, relative to a standard diatonic.

Hope this helps and is not too confusing....
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Rupert Oysler
www.seydelusa.com

---- Mox GOWLAND <mox.g@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> Winslow Yerxa wrote :
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> >The Concerto is Seydel's version of the octave harp that uses Knittlinger construction (where blow and draw reed are mounted side by side in the same hole, with the holes divided into top and bottom halves, each with its own blow-draw pair). The Hohner AutoValve is another model of this type. I have several Auto Valves that I like to play, but I'd never really spent any time with the Concerto until now.
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> My question(s)
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> according to harponline.de the Concerto Solo Octav in "C" starts - lowest note(s) on an "E"
> Does this mean that your "G" starts on a "B"?
> If so, which octave ?
> i.e. B1, B2, etc....
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> Re the Autovalve from Hohner, (according to the French cataloge) the lowest key available is a "D"?
> Once again, which octave ?
> i.e. D3, D4, etc....
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> As to the layout , Richter, I assume, is it possable/convenient to play the octaves seperately ?
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> Thanks in advance
> Mox
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