Re: [Harp-L] 10-hole Chromonica tuned at 445

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

445 is not the same as 440 tuned 5 cents sharp. The '5' in 445 refers to 5 vibrations per second. Cents are divisions of a semitone, and their value in vibrations per second changes depending on pitch. If you were to try to find what "A" is on that 5-cents-sharp harmonica by changing the basis reference (A440, A441, etc.) You'd probably find that it's somewhere around A441 or 442 (just a guess).had to raise the reference pitch to 446

I just picked up a new stock Marine Band in C. When I played Draw 2, it tested as 15 cents sharp at A440. To get it to read as in tune, I had to raise the reference pitch to 445.6.

Being 5 cents sharp of 440 is not unusual. If anything it's a bit low compared to many modern Hohners, which are often tuned as high as 446.
 
 
Winslow Yerxa
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 From: Robert Hale <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: harp-L list <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2012 1:08 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] 10-hole Chromonica tuned at 445
 
I'm going over a student's 10-hole Chromonica, and found it to be generally
about +5 cents. That number sounds high to me, and his harp sounds high to
a 440 tuned guitar.

What's usual for Hohner in this model?


Robert Hale

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