Re: [Harp-L] SSCH-56 by Suzuki--new chord harmonica

[gnarlyheman@xxxxxxxxx]

Thanks 8)
What happened was, I came down to get a drink, ran into David and decided I could corral him into playing some melodies while I practiced some simple jazz things I had charted. He wanted to go to a bluegrass jam, so I had a change of plans. And it worked out pretty well!
I am continuing to chart the layout and chords, available thru the google drive links previously posted. They were inaccurate due to the autocorrect function of the google spreadsheet software. But the note chart is right now (I think) and the chords are getting completed. 
Thanks to all for your interest and stay tuned for demos!

Gary

On Aug 19, 2013, at 7:56 PM, David Naiditch <davidnaiditch@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> At SPAH, Gary Lehmann pulled out what appeared to be a standard chromatic harmonica and asked me to play a simple bluegrass/old-timey tune--Boil Them Cabbage Downâon my chromatic in all 12 keys, going through a circle of 4ths.  To my surprise, Gary was able to quickly find the I-IV-V chords in all the keysâC, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, B, E, A, D, and G.  I canât believe this tiny harmonica offers so many chords, and we didnât even get to the minors, augmented, diminished, etc.  What I found most amazing, however, was that Gary was able to accomplish this feat after working with this instrument for less than a day!  It apparently has a very logical, intuitive layout.
> 
> --David Naiditch,   www.davidnaiditch.com
> 
> On Aug 19, 2013, at 12:50 PM, Gary Lehmann wrote:
> 
>>> 
>>> This new chord harp is built on the Sirius56 frame, although the parts are
>>> not identical, some are interchangeable. Silver mouth piece, phosphor
>>> bronze reeds, sounds great and fits in your pocket.
>>> Here is a link to the first spreadsheet I have created--it's not finished!
>>> But all the majors and minors are properly indicated.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvaoJwxmui4udEZYTVFBVlpta3VLUWFqUzY4bG5WbGc&usp=sharing
>>> 
>>> Holes 1-4, 5-8 and 9-12 are four note chords--the lowest note is Bb3.
>>> Holes 13 and 14 continue the pattern, so they are a two note E chord.
>>> Here is the spreadsheet of the layout.
>>> 
>>> Just the one key for now--but you can play in all 12 keys on this little
>>> thing no problem. It is like no other harp--the model most people come up
>>> with to compare it to is the Chordomonica--but that unit was not chromatic
>>> in any way, this one totally is. Even the Chordomonica II, with two slides,
>>> only had 6 chords. This one has over 48--I haven't counted yet, but there's
>>> all 12 major and seventh chords, minor and minor seventh, augmented triads
>>> and diminished sevenths, and a real nice 7#11 by virtue of the fact that
>>> you can play two chords a major second apart at the same time.
>>> 
>>> Winslow Yerxa stopped by and played it a little, and he was doing some
>>> tongue splits that got you very exotic voicings.
>>> Reaction at the SPAH convention was very good. We should have them late
>>> October here in the US.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for your interest!
>>> Gary Lehmann
>>> gnarlyheman@xxxxxxxxx
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