RE: [Harp-L] country tuning songs -- Melody Maker -->> Circular (Spiral) Tuned

[Robert Coble <robertpcoble@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes. The notes of the diatonic scale "spiral" around the harp. A neat visual can be found at:

http://www.bluesharmonica.de/english/spiraltuning/spiraltuning.html

Just scroll down until you see it.

FWIW (not much), it's either Circular or Spiral, not both together.

Regards,
Crazy Bob

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Subject: RE: [Harp-L] country tuning songs -- Melody Maker -->> Circular (Spiral) Tuned
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:18:44 -0400








By Circular Spiral Tuning are you refering to 6.1 Basic Spiral Tuning (Mike Photis) on Overblow.com?

 

Thanks Blunt White


 


> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] country tuning songs -- Melody Maker -->> Circular (Spiral) Tuned
> From: 3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:02:43 -0400
> To: robertpcoble@xxxxxxxxxxx
> CC: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> On Oct 16, 2011, at 3:35 PM, Robert Coble wrote:
> 
> > 
> > If you're going in that direction, why not go all the way to Circular Tuned harps?
> 
> Another excellent idea. My only trepidation? It might be new, and possibly insurmountable territory for a really old dog player. I think that if I were starting out fresh, I would choose that tuning. 
> > 
> > No missing notes in the diatonic scale for 2.5 octaves; 5th up to tonic, then 2
> > full octaves plus a major third. Chromatic notes (blue notes) available with half
> > tone draw bends. Can be set up to overblow for the remaining chromatic notes,
> > or can be half-valved (ala PT Gazell's method) for the remaining chromatic notes.
> > 
> > Chords (yes, actual triads and more) on every scale degree.
> > 
> > I'll stop there. I first read about Spiral Tuning in Steve Baker's Harp handbook
> > (highly recommended, BTW). Then Seydel made it commercially available. Then
> > Seydel created the Harp Configurator, allowing John Broecker (first) and me
> > (second) to obtain Seydel Chromatic Deluxes with Circular Tuning: 3.5 octaves
> > with the same advantages listed above.
> > 
> > TANSTAAFL - pick your desired form of poison to swallow.
> > 
> > Try it sometime,
> > Crazy Bob (the Circular Tuned evangelist)
> > 
> 
>