Re: [Harp-L] Country tuned harps: a tuning chart

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You take a Richter tuned 10 hole diatonic (I used a Marine Band), file the 5th DRAW reed UP one semi tone. (Assuming a key of C model, that will take the #5 UP to F#). But with ANY key, you are taking the #5 draw UP ONE sharp. I did a C, Db, and a D. And played them crossed harp. (2nd position). 

In 59 after coming back home from Paris, I was invited to join a doo-wop group. I wasn't able to do what I wanted with the Richter tuning, and was using 2 (or more) harps for some tunes. I didn't over blow at the time. Just draw bending. The new tuning opened up a PLETHORA of tunes. I was doing Londonderry Aire with only one harp while others were using two.  

That was in Sept. 59. In Nov I also filed the #9 DRAW UP one semi tone on one of the harps. In Jan 60, I added a windsaver to the #5 draw so that I could BLOW the #5 DOwN when needed. But a country tuned is just the #5 draw raised one semi tone (or one sharp). I buy a standard Richter and do it myself. I carry 13 Richters and 5 altered. I am mostly a chromatic player. 

smo-joe 

On Aug 6, 2015, at 12:47 PM, johnny wrote:

> What IS the difference in country tuning and an off the shelf diatonic? I've been playing for 43 yrs.and have never heard of this until on this forum.   Thanks, John Simmons
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Robert Hale <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: harp-l harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thu, Aug 6, 2015 11:35 am
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Country tuned harps: a tuning chart
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> There's nothing mystical to doing a country tuning. I did my first in
> 1960..before there WAS country tuning. I was 17 and all I used was my
> ear.
> 
> smo-joe
> 
> On Aug 5, 2015, at 10:47 AM, Robert Hale wrote:
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> > On Wed,
> Aug 5, 2015 at 5:00 AM, Michelle LeFree <
> > mlefree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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> >> Pat's extensive site:
> >> 
> >>
> http://www.patmissin.com/tunings/tunings.html
> >> 
> > 
> > âamen to all. Bookmark
> this now.â
> > 
> > Robert Hale
> > Serious Honkage in Arizona
> >
> youtube.com/DUKEofWAIL
> > DUKEofWAIL.com
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