Re: [Harp-L] Spiral tuning for a beginner: which key?

[Robert Hale <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 3:39 PM, <christoph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> why Melody Maker has the last 4 holes inverted.


âI believe Lee Oskar did a wise thing by offering two altered tunings which
are learnable by the diatonic player.â It builds on what you are familiar
with, altering only 3 notes, and leads a player to other tunings and modes.
It's comprehensible. Had he introduced a Spiral, for example, the discovery
and acceptance would have been minimized and stunted.

Interesting that the Major sound of the Melody Maker can be played a third
down in its relative minor.
Conversely, the Natural Minor is easily played up a third to its relative
Major.
And finally, one Spiral harp does BOTH of those really well!
(Find out if my 6 short videos can help in the discovery of Spiral.
http://trix.ws/RG02m )

The single ultimate truth about harp is: you are going to compromise
SOMETHING, to gain something else. That's what makes the search so
individual and why so many variations continue to emerge.

But just be careful that you don't become a COLLECTOR rather than a PLAYER.
<grin>



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