clyde
107 posts
Feb 22, 2011
3:07 PM
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quite some posts ago there was the question "why do they call it circular tuning"
i don't remember anyone coming up with an answer but if they did....sorry for the double post
this comes from bluesharmonica.de
"With the absence of discontinuations and duplications, the notes change from one octave to the next. If you imagine the arrangement of notes visually you get the impression of a spiral:"
"In contrast to the most common tone arrangement, the Richter tuning, you find note duplications as well as discontinuations in notes."
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ElkRiverHarmonicas
570 posts
Feb 22, 2011
3:11 PM
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It wasn't called circular in the beginning, it was called spiral, which makes sense if you picture the notes. Its an unbroken spiral going up. Circular is a name Seydel came up with for the tuning. Spiral is much more accurate.
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Last Edited by on Feb 22, 2011 3:12 PM
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thechangingcolors
51 posts
Feb 22, 2011
3:12 PM
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"With the absence of discontinuations and duplications, the notes change from one octave to the next. If you imagine the arrangement of notes visually you get the impression of a spiral:"
that doesnt answer the question?
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