RE: [Harp-L] Re: Shifted Richter Inversions or SBS tuning (see "bendability" thread of 2006)

[Blunt White <playharp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

What a great idea, putting it on my project list.  Would it be feasible to combine reed plates from 2 harps? Remove the top and add to the bottom?  

 
> From: jross38@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 19:22:59 -0400
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Shifted Richter Inversions or SBS tuning (see	"bendability" thread of 2006)
> 
> > I replied to a message about Steve Baker Special tuning about a month ago and  mentioned I've had a couple 10-holers configured for cross harp starting on 1 draw.. (holes 2-11 of the SBS.) Like this:
> >  
> > Blow: E G C E G C E G C E
> > Hole: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
> > Draw: G B D G B D F A B D
> 
> Interesting.  
> 
> >  These shifted Richter tunings help me capture blues runs by alto sax players who can cover the range of a low D harp holes 1-9: D3-A5.
> 
> Ah.  I've had 10-hole SBS which just start on the tonic, but I came at it from a purely harmonica perspective (particularly chugging in two octaves) not a transposing one.  
> 
> > I looked to see if anyone on the list had similar ideas. I searched the harp-l archives and found the thread "bendability" in which Jonathan Ross commented as follows:
> >  
> > //
> > I've been thinking lately about retuning some so that the
> > tonic is in the second hole rather than the first to get around this.
> > Thus, I'd have a C-harp with this layout:
> >  
> > Blow: G C E G C E G C E G
> > Hole: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
> > Draw: B D G B D F A B D F
> >  
> > Actually, I'd probably tinker with this a bit anyway, just to fine-tune
> > it, but you get the basic idea--while the blow note in hole 1 would be
> > G, the key would still be C because the blow chord is still a C chord
> > (just it starts with the second inversion).
> > //
> >  
> > There isn’t much else out there on this topic yet.
> > I would love to hear from those who have tried tunings like those described above, or with harp-tuning experience.
> 
> Wow, I have no memory of this or what I was going for.  I don't think I've actually gone ahead and tried it, certainly don't have any sitting around.  I like your idea better on paper--getting a full chord starting on G would be better at least for how I'd use it.
> 
> 
> > What is the feasibility of raising a draw note a major third on brass or stainless reeds for holes 8 or 9? I would working with low harps such as Low F, Low Eb. I guess I’ll find out.
> 
> You can do this, but I would tend to think you might be better reed swapping at that point, at least I would be.  Then again, I pretty much hate working on harps lately--no patience left, as it's too much like my work.
> 
> 
> JR Ross