RE: [Harp-L] looking for a new home...

[AC â <ac4music@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

One way to accomplish diatonic like bends on the chromatic is to half valve the harp. You would want the valve on the draw reeds, except for holes 4,8 where I would leave both valves on. I would not put any valves on holes 11 and 12. It will still be leakier than a fully valved harmonica but a lot more airtight than without any valves (like the Koch harp). 

 

 

AC

 
> Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 08:00:44 -0700
> From: subdomaintain@xxxxxxxxx
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Harp-L] looking for a new home...
> 
> Hello all,
>  
> Well I was banned from slidemeister yesterday.  I tried to post the topic, "Getting a diatonic sound on a chromatic harmonica", which apparently is a forbidden topic on the chromatic forum.  The thread was removed and I was warned that I had broken the rules.  When I protested I was banned.
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> This is a subject I've always been interested in, and I can't imagine why it's discussion is not allowed.  
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> So if this type of discussion is allowed here I'd love to hear your thoughts, from chromatic players, diatonic players, or from people who play both. 
>   
> Thanks,
> Grant 
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