Re: [Harp-L] Instead of Re-tuning

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Harmonicology [Neil Ashby]" wrote:
<One option to remember instead of re-tuning appeared on Harp-L six years ago and is worth repeating:
...
<"Without retuning reeds, you can get both a Paddy
<Richter harp and a Country-tuned harp by buying a Lee
<Oskar Major tuned and a Lee Oskar Melody Maker and
<switching the top reed plates."

philharpn@xxxxxxx wrote:
<Except you end up with "spare parts." Who needs more spare parts?

To which I reply:
The leftover reed plates can be combined to make a country tuning (i.e. standard with sharped 5 draw reed, in this case with draw 9 sharp also).  So there's no waste or spare parts, just two cool new tunings made by switching the top plates from two off-the-shelf harps.

Because Lee names the Melody Makers for the key in 2nd position, you'd need to combine a G MM with a C standard (or the same key relationship in other keys, e.g. D MM with G standard, A MM with D standard, etc.).  

Regards, Richard Hunter



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