Re: [Harp-L] Slidemeister

[Slim Heilpern <slim@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Bob -

Yeah, the slidemeister home page is undergoing some sort of overhaul,  
but the forum has been up and running here:

http://www.slidemeister.com/forums

Most chroms are tuned sharp a few cents at the factory, A=443 is not  
uncommon. From my point of view this has little to do with how loud  
you play, since you can bring any individual note down a bit in pitch  
easily at any volume. I prefer everything to be slightly sharp since  
it's impossible to raise the pitch of a note while you're playing and  
I find the flexibility to match any pitch that I'm hearing important,  
especially when playing with others. Down side is the chords tend to  
be a bit sharp, but depending on the material you're playing, that may  
be a non-issue (as it tends to be for me).

Bottom line, if your harp is uncomfortably sharp, and you're not able  
to easily compensate, then you need to bring it down.

- Slim.

www.SlideManSlim.com
www.JazzHarmonicaSummit.com
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On Jun 26, 2010, at 8:02 AM, Bob Cohen wrote:

> Just tried to look at slidemeister. The site is down.  Anyone know  
> what's up?  My question was about chromatic tuning.  Before his  
> passing Bill Romel did his magic on a Toot's hard bopper of mine. He  
> tuned all the reeds sharp saying that the pitch would come down when  
> I played at concert volume.  I play amplified so I don't need to  
> blow so hard to get heard.  How do others have their chroms tuned?
>
> Bob