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

["Harmonicology [Neil Ashby]" <harmonicology@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks; I often misspell names that are not found in the Bible. Next time it will be spelled "Brendan".

While someday there might be two "standards" ("Richter" for blues and "Richter+" for popular and classical music) the industry seems to be mostly behind the position of Steve Baker whose statement I have understood to indicate that at this time professionals should continue to re-tune from "Richter" by themselves instead of expecting another standard from the manufacturers; the Seydel option is also available for whomever can afford those prices.

Steve's position is quite reasonable because, as Steve wrote, re-tuning is quite simple for professionals; for "Richter" to "Richter+/Paddy" or "Richter" to "Country" the entire process might require 5 to 10 minutes; students without the tools and tuner can easily locate re-tuning services.

/Neil Ashby (" http://thebuskingproject.com/busker/2025/ ")

On â5â/â18â/â2014 at 12:07 AM, "Winslow Yerxa" <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>You might try spelling his name correctly: Brendan with an A, not 
>an O.
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>Winslow Yerxa
>President, SPAH, the Society for the Preservation and Advancement 
>of the Harmonica
>Producer, the Spring 2014 Harmonica Collective
>Author, Harmonica For Dummies, ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
>ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Harmonica Basics For Dummies, ASIN B005KIYPFS
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> From: Harmonicology [Neil Ashby] <harmonicology@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> 
>Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2014 1:34 PM
>Subject: [Harp-L] History of harp tuning; Chrom Tuning
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>(Brendon Power)->"you could colour code one set of notes (the 
>'white' or 'black'). For example, the white notes could be 
>sequenced as: white (C), blue (E), yellow (F#), red (G#), green 
>(A#)Â ...... repeating in each octave [...] That would give easy 
>visual orientation. It's also a tactile instrument, so you could 
>also have Braille-like raised dots on the 'white' keys, different 
>locations or patterns for different notes."
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>What is going on here?
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>I just wanted to change the harmonica one tiny bit and people 
>reacted like scared cats; Brendon Power wants to change the whole 
>effing piano.
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>/Neil Ashby