[Harp-L] Which Chromatic Harmonica - 12 or 14 hole?

[JOSEPH LEONE]

Actually..NO. The G you would start on is BELOW the C. It wouldn't be hole 3 on a standard tuned, it would be TWO holes BELOW a standard C standard tuning. 
smo-joe

> On April 22, 2020 at 6:59 PM "Opus314 ." <opus314 at xxxxx> wrote:
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> Vern, I'm confused about the Orchestra tuning.
> Both my CX12 and my Swan 1664 have the same relative tuning... meaning...
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> *SLIDE IN -- SLIDE OUT*
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> *C blow 1  -- C# blow 1*
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> *D draw 1 -- D# draw 1*
> *E blow 2 -- *F blow 2
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> *F draw 2 -- F# draw 2*
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> *G blow 3 -- G# blow 3*
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> *A draw 3 -- A# draw3*
> *B draw 4 -- *C draw 4
> *C blow 5 -- C# blow 5*
> etc and repeats on up the harp until you run out of holes
> (Playing the large bold holes is my favorite way to play the chromatic
> scale)
> 
> So if you blow 1 on the orchestra tuning harmonica you get the G that you
> would normally get by blowing 3 on a traditional C tuned chromatic... right?
> 
> thanks.
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> On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 2:58 PM Vern <jevern at xxxxx> wrote:
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> > My favorite harp is a Seydel Deluxe with steel reeds.  Instead of a
> > 14-holer, consider the “Orchestra” tuning.  Key of C but G3 in hole one.
> > Same tuning as your 16-holer but missing holes 1,2,15,16.  That range will
> > probably cover 99.9% of everything you will want to play.
> >
> > Stainless steel reeds have much longer fatigue life than do copper-alloy
> > (brass, bronze) reeds.
> >
> > Vern
> >
> > > On Apr 21, 2020, at 5:00 PM, Opus314 . <opus314 at xxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > I've been playing around with the chromatic some. I have a Swan Chromatic
> > > 64 and a Honer CX12.
> > >
> > > I'm thinking about buying complimenting the CX12 with another 12
> > > hole...and/or a 14 hole.
> > >
> > > What do you guys suggest?
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