Re: [Harp-L] Augmented Spanish Tuning : still anyone else playing?

[Björn Sigurdsson <bjosi436@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I know nothing of pan flute, but for clarity. With whole tone tuning I
mean what you say Ludo uses:
BLOW: C, E, G#4 and so on....
DRAW: D, F#4, A#4 and so on

and then half valve it so you can bend down blow-notes (I assume Ludo
overblowed it instead according to your text). Or maybe (if you prefer
to have valved draw bend rather than valved blow bend) you reverse it.
I guess that a lot of players playing around with tunings like this,
since you can buy them of seydel with ease. If you buy your self a
rotary grinder you can very fast and easy and with okay results tune
down reeds on less expensive harmonicas many semitones to play around
with and get a feeling for the layout before you invest in time or
money in a proper set up.

again I want to ask if I somewhere can access the sound files to that
old Ode to Joy challenge?

Time to go of list with this topic perhaps...
Regards
Björn


On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 12:04 AM, Buzap Buzap <buzap@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Björn, AC
>
> I'm thrilled to hear that "I'm not alone" :-)
>
> I have tried different MOLT tunings (modes of limited transposition).
> I've settled on C-Diminished on Chromatic and LowE/Ab-Augmented on "diatonic".
> I have also other tunings but don't really play them much.
> This Wholetone tuning could be really interesting for classic, sort of like pan flute:
> Blow: C, D, E, F#, G#, A#, C...
> Draw: C#, D#, F, G, A, B, C#...
> You get a decent 1,5 octaves on a 10-hole harp ;-))
>
> Usually, I play classic/jazz/latin stuff on dimi chrom and blues/blues-jazz/oriental stuff on augmented "diatonic".
>
> Harp recording wise, I don't have much on the internet. Esp. if you are looking for a "normal" tune. The closest might be my current band project "Orange Collective":
> - Listen: http://myspace.com/ocollective
> - Info & mp3: http://orangecollective.de
> The song "Right On" I'm singing features a harp solo. It's played in Bb ("half-tone bend"-Position) on a LowE-Augmented "diatonic".  I would say it just sounds like a "normal" blues solo.
>
> I can understand that people might find Dimi diatonic easier. And yes, 12-hole is nice for full 3 octaves.
> On the Augmented short harp, hitting the half-tone/whole-tone bends right requires practice. And then, it still sounds somewhat dirty (Winslow's "Ode Challenge" revisited ;-).
> Have you guys compared it with the layout Ludo has used?:
> Blow: E, G#, C, E...
> Draw: F#, A#, D, F#...
> I wonder if it is easier to play with the Overblows?
>
> Anyway, I'll be happy to keep in touch & exchange with you guys :))
>
> best regards
>
> Buzap
>
> PS: Gary, just check the Eric Chafer page for sound examples (http://www.planetharmonica.com/EricChafer.htm) - and yes, it is draw bend city all the way! :-)
>
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