[Harp-L] Tuning

John Thaden jjthaden@xxxxx
Thu Feb 16 14:38:41 EST 2023


Hey all,
Has anyone tried Peterson StrobePlus or StrobeStomp sweetened tunings, the presets they come with that are specifically for harmonicas? They are
OMBOriginal Marine Band Tuning for HarmonicaMMBModern Marine Band Tuning for HarmonicaMSRMS Richter Tuning for HarmonicaS201896 Marine Band/Special 20 Tuning for HarmonicaMSMMS Models Tuning for HarmonicaCYTCountry Tuning for HarmonicaNMTNatural Minor Tuning for HarmonicaHMTHarmonic Minor Tuning for HarmonicaGMTGolden Melody Tuning for Harmonica .CMTChromatics Tuning for Harmonica
I've used MSM for my set of diatonic and found it to be a pretty good compromise tuning, chords pretty sweet and avoiding the way-flat sounding 5 draw (F on a C harp) of the OMB when playing melodies. What about the others? I suppose GMT is just equal tuning by another name.
The MSR surprised me--I thought Richter just referred to the general diatonic note arrangement, not to some particular microtuning.
Thanks,John Thaden(ublokr on classic harp-l)


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