Brendan Power & Alternative Harmonicas Forum

Even the 7-hole Kongsheng Baby Fat could get in on the fun ....

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4Times Richter (a.k.a. Four Times Richter ) is arguably the most elegant harmonica tuning that is geared for blues/pop/rock. It is typically thought of as a tuning for 12-hole harps. But its minimalist magic can fit right into a 10-hole format. The trick is to truncate it on both ends as follows: h...

Here are two more elaborate versions of the Tue Mar 19, 2019 2:29 pm (above).

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Brendan: I imagine you are already versed on compliant structures/mechanisms, especially in regards to 3D printing. Here are some examples:

https://youtu.be/97t7Xj_iBv0
https://youtu.be/4TAjcK-7Kg8
https://youtu.be/qKPIRQ43980
https://youtu.be/M77TZd5AniA

To add a bit of complexity to the tuning above, we can raise the 5 blow by three semitones. By the way, I see that there is a continuous Gmin chord from 3 to 10 in the draw layer. Please feel free to suggest ways that, within this tuning, that strip of Gmin harmony could be useful. http://www.brend...

And now for a real departure .... Here is a very unassuming, elegant little tuning for blues/pop/rock . Holes 1-3 (below) are equal to holes 2-4 of standard Richter tuning. The first four holes of this tuning are for chugging the I and IV chords, and they also provide three tasty draw bends from on...

What would be the physical characteristics of a reed designed to have an extremely wide latitude for re-tuning? Dimensions, shape, material(s)? I imagine that such a reed might initially be tuned at or near its theoretically highest pitch, and have its re-tuning latitude extend downwards from there....

EdwinW--

Thanks for those insights. I think I can add those features.

Keep the suggestions coming.

I upload this post with trepidation. Newton Fourkey is a big idea comprising hundreds of tiny details. I give myself slim odds that this post will last a whole day without need of minor or even major revision (pun slightly intended). Here we go .... http://www.brendan-power.com/forum/download/file....