FlightMedic
2 posts
Feb 05, 2016
2:59 PM
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Hello all, although I'm not a musician I dabble in a few instruments and one of them recently has been the bagpipe. I would like to get a harp tuned to sound like a bagpipe for keeping in my pocket at work, but after searching all the custom builders I can't find this service in the USA.
Who can I contact to have this done? I can supply the harp by mail to keep the builders costs down if that helps any.
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FlightMedic
3 posts
Feb 05, 2016
3:01 PM
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I just realized that I posted in the beginner forum so if this is in the wrong place let me know and I can post somewhere else.
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Crawforde
58 posts
Feb 05, 2016
3:44 PM
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Try Gnarley, he posts here and does harp work and custom tunings.
I'm not sure what you mean by bagpipe tuning though.
I think there are ways to get the drone effect if that is what you are talking about.
Or maybe a solo tuned harp in A If you are looking at Scottish pipes.
An A scale Chromatic would probably work too.
Hohner made the Highlander for a while, a double sided tremolo, but that has been out of production for a while.
Good luck
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Crawforde
59 posts
Feb 05, 2016
3:47 PM
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You can also go to the Seydel website and use the configurator under the custom harmonica tab and build just about anything you would like from one of their models .
A Blues Session or Solist Pro would probably be the cheapest option as a base for a custom build.
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FlightMedic
5 posts
Feb 05, 2016
4:56 PM
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I would love a highlander but finding one is next to impossible and the ones that do show up are sky high in price and make full customs look cheap.
Sugar Cain offers "Bagpipe" tuned custom harmonica's at the bottom of this page:
http://sugarcain.co.uk/tuning-descriptions.php
I'm looking for someone in the US who can do that style of tuning for me (preferably on one of my existing Sp20's but I'm open to whatever it has to be). If I can't I will save my pennies and order from Sugar Cain.
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Crawforde
60 posts
Feb 05, 2016
5:46 PM
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Neat. I never heard that before, if you can figure out the note layout building it shouldn't be tough. I didn't see any description on the site as to how he did it. I bet one of the pros could figure it out. Hmmm maybe this will help. Hopefully it's ok to copy posts from other groups.
Following is a Quote from a posting at slidemeister by Gnarly ( who is in the US and does an excellent retuning job on harmonicas for $)
"What is Bagpipe Tuning, Gnarly?
I first heard about the tuning from Michael Rubin, he got it from James Conway.
Tune the first octave of a diatonic harmonica so that blow 1 2 3 is D A A--and so is draw!"
It sounds interesting , and I tried to play the pipes years ago, but experienced death threats....lol. It might be fun to make, or have one of these made. Maybe start with a low D harp?
Last Edited by Crawforde on Feb 05, 2016 5:47 PM
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FlightMedic
6 posts
Feb 05, 2016
6:20 PM
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I know all about the bagpipe death threats. My "Woodshed" has become an overgrown abandoned park where my only companions are squirrels and mosquitoes. I usually put in 30 minutes of Chanter practice and 20-30 on the harmonica before returning to the real world.
I will check with Gnarly about tuning a harp for me and maybe we can work something out.
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Killa_Hertz
443 posts
Feb 05, 2016
6:25 PM
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My tuner has bagpipe sweetener. The Peterson Strobotune. I could look at how the sweetener is setup and tell you what makes it unique.
P.S. This is how Sugar Cain cane up with that idea. He uses the same tuner. I can tune a harmonica like nearly any instrument. The bagpipe harp sounds cool, but i couldnt see it being vertu useful. Only chords really sound good IMO
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Last Edited by Killa_Hertz on Feb 05, 2016 6:26 PM
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