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79 posts
Jun 05, 2011
1:56 PM
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As a blues player I've tuned my harps for years to a tuning scheme that I got from a prominent customizer. It was a good compromise tuning for first, second and third...decent chords in second. What I liked about it was that each note was expressed as 442, 443 or whatever...rather than by cents up and down. This was really effective and simple to use. Unfortunately, I've lost my working copy. Even though I know I have more copies of it somewhere they are not to be found today.
Does anyone have a good scheme that they'd be willing to share here?
Thanks,
Jay
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chromaticblues
881 posts
Jun 05, 2011
4:04 PM
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There is no such thing! Its a comprimise.
Tune the blow 2 5 and 8 holes 5 cents flat.
Tune the draw 3 5 7 and 9 holes 5 cents flat.
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Jim Rumbaugh
515 posts
Jun 05, 2011
4:27 PM
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Here's mine.
2 blow and 3 draw about 10 to 15 cents flat
Everything else I leave ET
That gives good draw and blow chords on 1,2,3,4. but leaves my upper end good for my straight harp tunes and my 3rd position tunes.
If you play only second position, then try something else.
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Jehosaphat
56 posts
Jun 05, 2011
6:06 PM
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http://ohw.se/hca/tntheory.php
This page has it all set out (and it is easy enuff to understand)
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7LimitJI
518 posts
Jun 05, 2011
8:18 PM
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Have a look here.
I used 7Limit but changed to 19Limit as its great for 1st,2nd and 3rd positions.
http://deltafrost.com/diatonic-harmonica-tunings-an-update_topic6473.html
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arzajac
532 posts
Jun 06, 2011
11:12 AM
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I can't find it right now, but I seem to recall Brendan Power writing something about the Suzuki compromised tuning scheme. It was very simple. Like the Thirds and Fifths were tuned to -5 cents and everything else was ET. It may have been -8 cents... I don't remember.
Does anyone else remember seeing that?
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barbequebob
1653 posts
Jun 07, 2011
7:51 AM
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Suzuki comprimise tuning is all the 3rds on the blow and draw are tuned 5 cents flat and everything else is ET. The link 7LJI put up is the tuning listing that I posted and that's there as well.
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groyster1
1094 posts
Jun 07, 2011
9:02 AM
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if you only play 1st,2nd and third position is there an advantage to 19limit over 7limit,which is vintage tuning if Im not mistaken
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7LimitJI
519 posts
Jun 07, 2011
9:38 AM
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"if you only play 1st,2nd and third position is there an advantage to 19limit over 7limit,which is vintage tuning if Im not mistaken"
Yes and correct !
The 7Limit, 5 draw sounds a wee bit flat in 3rd pos.
19Limit raises this note in pitch.9 draw too
Its the only difference between the 2 tunings.
The chords sound fine for 1st and 2nd with either tuning.
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