Re: [Harp-L] What the Ode to Joy Challenge was

[Philharpn@xxxxxxx]

To this I might add the Lee Oskar Melody Maker -- which allows a complete 
diatonic scale in 2nd position also might be a good choice.

Ode is playable on a solo tuned diatonic in any octave and in holes 4-7 on 
the Richter. 

But many people have said second position sounds better BECAUSE it is mostly 
inhale as draw notes resonate better than blow notes.

I haven't explored the Spiral Tuning or the Four Key Tuning to see it they 
would work.

Phil




In a message dated 3/22/09 12:56:23 PM, turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:


> Philharpn wrote:
> <If Ode doesn't work on a Richter diatonic, as some have pointed out
> <(original survey results and current comments) what diatonic tuning does it 
> work best
> <on?
> <
> <Or does it really require a chromatic? And in what key does it sound and/or
> <work best -- according to the original stipulation?
> 
> The melody is completely diatonic, so a chromatic isn't necessary.  My 
> instrument of choice for diatonic would probably be a Paddy Richter in 2nd 
> position.
> 
> Regards, Richard Hunter
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