Re: [Harp-L] Stretching Exercises

[Venky Ramakrishna <jazzyvenky@xxxxxxxxx>]

Not if you were a Jimi Hendrix of the harmonica. Loosening is better
than tightening.

On 7/5/11, Splash! <celtiac@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Great info.  I haven't got to the tuning stages yet, so I saved this email
> in my Harp Tweaking folder.
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> The human ear might not be able to tell 3c in a blind experiment, but you
> sure can hear if a note is not zero-beat with another.  It's one way I get
> precise tuning on my guitars by listening to the beats and harmonics and
> zeroing them.  It sounds better farther up the neck that way.  If I use the
> chromatic tuner and tune those notes right on pitch, they have to be tweaked
> again to get them to sound spot on.
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> Thanks again for real info I can use.
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> When life asks you to jump in...
> Splash!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Sleigh" <rharp@xxxxxxxxxx><snip>
>  They may be textbook perfect formula wise and  sound like crap. Reeds are
> ornery critters and since they mess with
>  you, you gotta mess with them till they behave.
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> We all end up finding something that works for us by trusting our ears and
> being stubborn enough to keep tuning till we get the hang of it.
>
> Richard Sleigh
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