Re: [Harp-L] Axis 49 vs Harmonetta

[michael rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>]

This looks neat.  Winslow, concerning the harmonetta, do you think it
is possible to train oneself so that the highest note in the voicing
is one of your choosing?  I sense that it is under the player's
possible control.
Michael Rubin
Michaelrubinharmonica.com

On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 2:07 AM, Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Actually, the note layouts of both the C-Thru Axis and the Harmonetta are
> versions of something called the Harmonic Table note layout, which was first
> dreamed up in the 18th century. I've added a reference to the Harmonetta to the
> Wikipedia page for Harmonic Table note layout.
>
> Winslow
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>  Winslow Yerxa
> Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
> Harmonica instructor, The Jazzschool for Music Study and Performance
> Resident expert, bluesharmonica.com
> Columnist, harmonicasessions.com
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> From: Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tue, December 7, 2010 10:50:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Axis 49 vs Harmonetta
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> The C-Thru Axis layout is an extension to the Harmonetta Layout, in that it
> unfolds farther for more range. It's also rotated at something like a 30 degree
> angle to the Harmonetta layout. But it is otherwise identical. Whcih makes me
> woder whether the patent that applies to this device is also intended to cover
> the note layout. If so, it's vulnerable to a prior art challenge.
>
> One advantage the C-Thru Axis may have over the Harmonetta is that you may have
> more control over chord voicing with this device. If you press any "D" key on
> the Harmonetta, for instance, it activates ALL the D notes on the Harmonetta
> (though you still have to apply breath to make them sound). So, for instance, if
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> you want to sound a chord (in ascending pitch order) of, say, D G C F, what
> you'll get instead is D, F, G, C, D, F - the D and F both get duplicated because
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> you can't activate one without activating them all.
>
> Winslow
>
> Winslow Yerxa
> Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
> Harmonica instructor, The Jazzschool for Music Study and Performance
> Resident expert, bluesharmonica.com
> Columnist, harmonicasessions.com
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> From: dmf 273 <dmf273@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tue, December 7, 2010 7:18:27 PM
> Subject: [Harp-L] Axis 49 vs Harmonetta
>
> Thanks for the link to the C-thru Axis midi controller.  I'd never
> seen one of those before.   Is the layout identical to the Harmonetta
> layout?
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