Re: Subject: Re: [Harp-L] History of harp tuning; Chrom Tuning

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

I remember Cham-Ber using this metaphor when he gave a talk at SPAH 1992. 


 
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 From: George Miklas <harmonicat@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
Cc: Harp L Harp L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>; JON KIP <jon@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2014 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: Subject: Re: [Harp-L] History of harp tuning; Chrom Tuning
 

You know Joe, Cham-Ber Haung taught a concept similar to this in 1977 when
he presented a master class with Vito Patierno and the Steel Valley
Harmonica Club.

On Saturday, May 17, 2014, Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The way to understand a harmonica is to visualize an apartment building.
> Each and every note has an apartment. You are a mail man. Delivering the
> mail..so to speak. The FIRST thing a harmonica player should do is to find
> out where everyone (the notes) lives. Before you even TRY to play a tune.
> Once you have everyone's address and a picture in your mind of the musical
> chart and where said apartment fits on the manuscript paper, you are now
> ready to be called a REAL mail man. BeCAUSE, no matter WHAT the key, those
> resident notes will ALways live right there where you have them on your
> 'delivery' route.
>
> smokey-joe