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

[william price <promultis33@xxxxxxxxx>]

For anyone interested in taking another approach for solving the problem of notes not sounding completely in tune I have a suggestion, try using two diatonic harps tuned a full step apart. Here's a example:Âhttp://tinyurl.com/coupled-diationic-faithful
Bill Price
 

     On Saturday, November 8, 2014 12:22 AM, Ken H in Ohio <airmojoken@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
   

 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
>Â Â Â Â Â Â Harmonica Basics For Dummies, ASIN B005KIYPFS
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> Resident Expert, bluesharmonica.com
> Instructor, Jazzschool Community Music School
>
>
> ________________________________
> 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.
> >
> >The first one is 12th position on a C harp.
> >
> >The second one is second position on a Bb harp.
> >
> >Several correct guesses have been made on those two.
> >
> >But nobody is even close to being warm on the third one. Anyone want to
> try again?
> >
> >Winslow
> >
> >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
> >Â Â Â Â Â Â Harmonica Basics For Dummies, ASIN B005KIYPFS
> >Â Â Â Â Â Â Blues Harmonica For Dummies, ISBN 978-1-1182-5269-7
> >Resident Expert, bluesharmonica.com
> >Instructor, Jazzschool Community Music School
> >
> >
> >
> >________________________________
> >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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Winslow's first round is a G Melody Maker (i think) the others are a Bb
> and a Low F
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >________________________________
> >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
> >
> >
> >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.
> >
> >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.
> >
> >Ken H in OH
> >
> >
> >
> >On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 3:15 PM, Buck Worley <boogalloo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >Of the cuff, I did it (in F) with a Bb and a Low F no problem. What would
> the other one be?
> >>
> >>> 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
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Beautifully played, Winslow!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> My harp key guesses are:
> >>>
> >>> Version 1 -- C
> >>>
> >>> Version 2 -- Bb
> >>>
> >>> Version 3 -- Low F
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 9:49 PM, Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx
> >
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > 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
> >>
> >
>