[Harp-L] Straight natural minor

[Gary Lehmann]

That is the natural minor tuning that Suzuki uses--so you can buy them
stock.
Just FYI, I used to retune them for folks who acquired them without knowing
they were different.
Gary

On Sat, Jan 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM John Kerkhoven <soulodancer at xxxxx>
wrote:

> Yes, Gary, that is correct.
>
> John
>
> On Sat, Jan 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM Gary Lehmann <gnarlyheman at xxxxx> wrote:
>
>> So is this a natural minor with a flat 6 on draw 6 and 10 (a half step
>> lower than normal)?
>> TIA
>> Gary
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On Jan 4, 2025, at 9:17 AM, John Kerkhoven <soulodancer at xxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > I made myself a first position Am harp to play the Reel Béatrice, a
>> > traditional Québécois reel. Here's the result:
>> > https://www.facebook.com/john.kerkhoven.3/videos/1322198198783760
>> >
>> > Harmonic minor harps are laid out in first position, but natural minor
>> > harps sold off the shelf are  cross harp instruments, which is to say
>> that
>> > the natural minor finds its root on the 2-draw and 6-blow.
>> >
>> > The Reel Béatrice is a reel in three parts, the first two of which are
>> in
>> > Am. I worked at it on a C major harp, G major and LO Am. Though leaning
>> to
>> > the G major, third position, I wasn't altogether happy with the
>> results. I
>> > found Bruno Kowalczyk's version of this tune on YouTube, which he plays
>> on
>> > a Lee Oskar Dm which he modified to play Am in first position. So I'm
>> not
>> > claiming to have made any sort of breakthrough discovery here, only to
>> say
>> > that for some purposes, such as traditional music, a minor harp in first
>> > position can be a lot of fun.
>> >
>> > Happy New Year!
>> >
>> > John
>>
>