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1847
2156 posts
Sep 11, 2014
6:34 PM
play your 2 draw on a d harp
is the note in perfect tune
or do you hear a wave?


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i get a lot of request when i play my harmonica
"but i play it anyway"
The Iceman
2049 posts
Sep 11, 2014
6:53 PM
Not understanding your question.

Do you mean is the tone beatless or does it have a slow roll?
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The Iceman
Greg Heumann
2828 posts
Sep 11, 2014
7:19 PM
You can't have beat notes unless you are comparing TWO tones of different frequencies.
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Last Edited by Greg Heumann on Sep 11, 2014 7:19 PM
1847
2157 posts
Sep 11, 2014
7:37 PM
sorry we had a miss fire
lets see if a can find the file
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i get a lot of request when i play my harmonica
"but i play it anyway"
1847
2158 posts
Sep 11, 2014
7:37 PM

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i get a lot of request when i play my harmonica
"but i play it anyway"
JustFuya
466 posts
Sep 11, 2014
8:22 PM
I gave it a go. I have no idea what you are saying but I got a good train thing going between the 2d and 3b. And bless all the musicians who have given me but one note to mess with.
1847
2159 posts
Sep 11, 2014
10:30 PM
the single most important aspect
of playing any instrument is intonation.

there is quite a bit of discussion re: excessive breath force.
it is generally accepted that a harmonica is tuned to 442 hz.

if you play the 2 draw is their a fast beating?
how much breath is required to drop the pitch,
so that goes away?

in reality a harmonica can be tuned to pitch much higher.
requiring much greater breath to bring the pitch in tune.
much like a slide guitar player can adjust his intonation
by tilting his bottleneck at an angle.

try playing the 2 draw to see exactly how much breath is required.

sometime very little if your harp is tuned properly.
quite often, a considerable force is necessary.




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i get a lot of request when i play my harmonica
"but i play it anyway"

Last Edited by 1847 on Sep 11, 2014 10:31 PM


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