Re: [Harp-L] Harp tuning...

[Johnnie Harp <johnnieharp@xxxxxxxxx>]

... according to my Korg electronic tuner, recent Hohner Golden Melody purchased tuned at A=443 ... Marine Band at A=441

Using the same tuner, I recently checked some unplayed or very minimally used special 20 I purchased in 1982 ... they're tuned to A=438 ...

Steve Baker recently mentioned he's going over the masters at Hohner as he and others have noticed "upward creep" in the tuning of harps over time ... not sure where Steve wants the tuning to be ... 

If you're playing by yourself, then tune where you want ... if playing with others then you'll have to go with the flow ...

For your own play you may want to tune one harp (A or Bb) to your own preference and then pitch shift backing tracks to match it rather than having a bunch of harps that are at A=432 or whatever ... 

Best Practice freeware great for pitch shifting:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Audio/Other-AUDIO-Tools/BestPractice.shtml





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