Re: [Harp-L] Chromatic and Diatonic harp volume....

[MundHarp@xxxxxxx]

It seems to me that some diatonic harmonicas are much louder than some  
chromatic harmonicas. I have found 4 octave chromatic harmonicas (mostly) leak  
air more than 3 octave instruments. My 3 octave Renaissance chromatic  
harmonica, built for me by the late Douglas Tate and Bobbie Giordinno, is  as 
loud as any diatonic... It also leaks air very little. My 4 octave Hohner  
Larry Adler Professional leaks like a sieve, and is really not loud at all. 
That  is one reason when playing chromatic I chose to play 3 octave chromatic  
harmonicas.
Also, I have a few Koch diatonic "Richter tuned" 10 hole harmonicas, these  
are without windsavers (valves) and also leak a lot of air, and are really 
quite  quiet!
Just my 2c worth...
 
John "Whiteboy" Walden
Just now in Scotland.
_http://johnwalden.freevar.com_ (http://johnwalden.freevar.com) 
 
 
In a message dated 2/26/2012 3:38:56 A.M. GMT Standard Time,  
macaroni9999@xxxxxxxxx writes:

<<  This question is for those of you that play both diatonic and  chromatic
harp. I only play chromatic and
it is my understanding that  diatonic harps are louder than chromatic harps.
My question is: How  much
louder (subjective or objectively) is the diatonic harp?   >>