RE: [Harp-L] harmonica in B

["Clayton Gary Lehmann" <hqr@xxxxxxx>]

As fate would have it, one of these recently became mine--
A Hering 5148 with the slide reversed--
I received it as payment for repairs, and have a gig tonight with some guys
who tune their guitars down a half step--it is as if the Fates were
listening.
I had to lower blow hole 4 of course (bebop tuning--try it!), but it's ready
for action--I reversed the slide, so now it plays a half step lower like the
chroms I am used to playing.
Irish tuning is another can of worms that I can't afford to get distracted
by right now, any more than I can learn diminished tuning (or Swahili).
Gary

-----Original Message-----
From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Arthur Jennings
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 11:25 AM
To: Vern
Cc: Harp-L Harp L
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] harmonica in B

Isn't that called "Irish Tuning"?

On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Vern <jevern@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> If I had a chromatic in B, I would experiment by turning the slide over.
>
> This would result in a harmonica in C
> Pushing the button would result in flatting the note played.
> To play a sharp would require playing the next note up the
> C diatonic scale and pushing the button,
>
> It seems to me that it would be fairly intuitive in the flat keys (F, Bb,
> Eb, Ab)
>
> This is the mirror image of a conventional harmonica in C.  Playing in the
> sharp keys would be much like the flat keys on a conventional C harp.
>
> OK...OK....Put that needle away...I'll go quietly.
>
> Vern
>
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