Zadozica
28 posts
Mar 16, 2011
5:56 AM
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I am looking for a harp tuned to 7LJI at 442 or 443. Are there any stock recommendations?
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MrVerylongusername
1612 posts
Mar 16, 2011
6:14 AM
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Hering vintage 1923 is your only cheap stock option. Seydel can tune any of their range for an additional fee. Suzuki do a JI Fabulous, but it's In the same price range as a custom.
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HarpNinja
1214 posts
Mar 16, 2011
7:02 AM
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If you have some old harps, learning to tune them yourself would be the easiest thing to do.
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Mike
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chromaticblues
701 posts
Mar 16, 2011
7:13 AM
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Yeah HarpNinja is right. Just learn to tune the harps you like!
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barbequebob
1597 posts
Mar 16, 2011
7:55 AM
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If you get a Seydel 1847, the only reeds that need to be retuned are 5 & 9 draw and tune it down 27 cents flat and the harp will be in 7LJI. The comprimise tuning they use is actually damned near 19LJI and the only difference between their comprimise and 19LJI is that Seydel tunes those two notes 2 cents flat wheras 19LJI, they're tuned 1.5 cents sharp.
I wouldn't recommend spending money on the Fabulous in 7LJI because you can get a custom harp tuned that way for less money (and from the Filiko guild, a custom MB tuned in that setting is $180, and it's gonna be a much better instrument).
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nacoran
3894 posts
Mar 16, 2011
9:09 AM
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I'd like to mention with the 1847's there may be some special issues with tuning. Stainless steel doesn't normally rust, but it can if it's not treated right. The local jewelry shop had a stainless decorative fountain, and the artist who made it for them didn't know what he was doing. He used a grinder on it, with left particles of other materials on it, which could rust, and the rust spread. I'd recommend reading up on how to handle stainless before doing too much with their reeds.
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Zadozica
29 posts
Mar 16, 2011
10:44 AM
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Thanks for the replies.
As far as tuning my own, I would like to but Time is Not on MY Side.
As far as SS, you need to use a non-metal bearing sand paper and just to be sure, repassivate with Barkeepers Friend.
BTW - some of these spam prevention characters are TOUGH to read!
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MP
1507 posts
Mar 16, 2011
1:27 PM
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isn't the Bends Juke tuned to 7LJI?
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MP
doctor of semiotics and reed replacement.
"making the world a better place, one harmonica at a time"
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MrVerylongusername
1613 posts
Mar 16, 2011
1:43 PM
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yeah - forgot that one. I read it was 19LJI
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harpwrench
452 posts
Mar 16, 2011
2:56 PM
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If you live in the US I can strobe tune a stock SP20 or MB1896 to 7 limit JI and have it in the mail tomorrow, if I have your desired key in stock.
harpwrench at gmail
Joe Spiers
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chromaticblues
705 posts
Mar 16, 2011
5:24 PM
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I can remember playing harps that were 7 limit JI and I always thought the tuning was flat! the 5 and 9 draw just sound soo wrong! I do a tuning that puts them at 14 cents low. To me thats where it should be! Thats how I tune all my Marine Bands.
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