Re: [Harp-L] Tuning down

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm assuming you're talking about the key of G Saxony (as opposed to the Orchestra tuning). 

The's one way to find out . . . 
 
Winslow Yerxa
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 From: Music Cal <macaroni9999@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx> 
Cc: harp-L list <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Tuning down
 


Thanks Winslow and Harp-l gang

I am lusting after a Saxony in augmented tuning starting on low E. Unfortunately the Seydel HarpConfigurator will not give me what I want over the whole range of the harp. Fortunately the low E tuning gets closer than any other choice of starting note. Out-of-the-box the first two holes would have reeds that need to be tuned down by a half step, whole step and minor third. At the 12th hole one note would need to be tuned up a half step. 

What do think? Think it is worth it?

MusiCal




On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 12:25 AM, Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Minor third is no problem. Not sure what the practical limit would be; a wild guess might be about a tritone.
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>Winslow Yerxa
>Author, Harmonica For Dummies, ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
>            Harmonica Basics For Dummies, ASIN B005KIYPFS
>            Blues Harmonica For Dummies, ISBN 978-1-1182-5269-7
>Resident Harmonica Expert, bluesharmonica.com
>Instructor, Jazzschool for Music Study and Performance
>
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Music Cal <macaroni9999@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: harp-L list <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
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>Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 10:57 PM
>Subject: [Harp-L] Tuning down
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>When tuning a reed downward with solder what are the practical limits? Is
>tuning down by a minor third to much for the low reads?
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>MusiCal
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