RE: [Harp-L] O, Come All Ye Faithful played in three positions on diatonic

Buck Worley <boogalloo@xxxxxxx> · Fri, 7 Nov 2014 18:31:01 -0600

Well done Winslow !!BW

Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 15:52:48 -0800
From: winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] O, Come All Ye Faithful played in three positions on diatonic
To: airmojoken@xxxxxxxxx
CC: boogalloo@xxxxxxx; arturojennings@xxxxxxxxxx; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx

Bingo. Winslow Yerxa
President, SPAH, the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica
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        From: Ken H in Ohio <airmojoken@xxxxxxxxx>
 To: Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx> 
Cc: Buck Worley <boogalloo@xxxxxxx>; Arthur Jennings <arturojennings@xxxxxxxxxx>; Harp-L List <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> 
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 Subject: Re: [Harp-L] O, Come All Ye Faithful played in three positions on diatonic

Well then the 3rd one is an Ab in 4th position... my last guess !Ken H in OH

On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 4:46 PM, Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:Close in absolute pitch, but several positions away on the circle of fifths.

One thing to bear in mind. Not all the notes that don't sound like they're completely in tune are bent notes. Sometimes the temperament of the harp can cause this on unbent notes.

W~

Winslow Yerxa
President, SPAH, the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica
Producer, the Harmonica Collective
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 Expert, bluesharmonica.com
Instructor, Jazzschool Community Music School

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From: Ken H in Ohio <airmojoken@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Buck Worley <boogalloo@xxxxxxx>; Arthur Jennings <arturojennings@xxxxxxxxxx>; Harp-L List <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 7, 2014 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] O, Come All Ye Faithful played in three positions on diatonic

So for the 3rd, how about a G harp in 11th position ?

Ken H in OH

On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 3:56 PM, Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Thanks, all for playing.
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>The first one is 12th position on a C harp.
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>The second one is second position on a Bb harp.
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>Several correct guesses have been made on those two.
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>But nobody is even close to being warm on the third one. Anyone want to try again?
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>Winslow
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>Winslow Yerxa
>President, SPAH, the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica
>Producer, the Harmonica Collective
>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 Expert, bluesharmonica.com
>Instructor, Jazzschool Community Music School
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>From: Buck Worley <boogalloo@xxxxxxx>
>To: Ken H in Ohio <airmojoken@xxxxxxxxx>
>Cc: Arthur Jennings <arturojennings@xxxxxxxxxx>; Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>; Harp-L List <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Friday, November 7, 2014 12:37 PM
>Subject: RE: [Harp-L] O, Come All Ye Faithful played in three positions on diatonic
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>Winslow's first round is a G Melody Maker (i think) the others are a Bb and a Low F
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>Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 15:33:04 -0500
>Subject: Re: [Harp-L] O, Come All Ye Faithful played in three positions on diatonic
>From: airmojoken@xxxxxxxxx
>To: boogalloo@xxxxxxx
>CC: arturojennings@xxxxxxxxxx; winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
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>I would say the 1st one is played on a C harp in 12th position, the 2nd on a Bb in 2nd position, and the 3rd on a Low F in 1st position.
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>The 1st one seemed the hardest for me, as I really don't play anything in 12th, although I have attempted it a few times.
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>Ken H in OH
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>On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 3:15 PM, Buck Worley <boogalloo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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>Of the cuff, I did it (in F) with a Bb and a Low F no problem. What would the other one be?
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>>> Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 18:46:16 +0000
>>> From: arturojennings@xxxxxxxxxx
>>> To: winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] O,      Come All Ye Faithful played in three positions on       diatonic
>>> CC: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
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>>> Beautifully played, Winslow!
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>>> My harp key guesses are:
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>>> Version 1 -- C
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>>> Version 2 -- Bb
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>>> Version 3 -- Low F
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>>> On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 9:49 PM, Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
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>>> > Somewhere in all the back-and-forth challenging someone mentioned the idea of playing Adeste Fideles (aka O, Come All ye faithful) in the first  octave of a diatonic where there are missing notes.
>>> > OK, I did it and you can hear the results.
>>> > I found a piano backing track in the key of F, and then played along with it three times, each time using a different key of diatonic harmonica and playing the tune in the low register, or as deep in the low register as would fit on that key of harp. All three harmonicas were in standard tuning and had not been tweaked or altered for this recording - they were what I had lying around in interesting keys.
>>> >
>>> > When I recorded, each rendition was done as a single take - no piecing together cherry-picked fragments. And no pitch correction, either. Just a bit of reverb and mastering plugins.
>>> > You can listen and judge the results - and figure out which keys of harps I used at this link:
>>> > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2901194/Adeste%20Fideles%20in%20three%20positions.mp3
>>> > Winslow
>>> > zzzzzzzzzzz
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