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by Alan
Fri Mar 31, 2017 12:22 pm
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: How would you retune an Asia Bend?
Replies: 16
Views: 32012

Re: How would you retune an Asia Bend?

Oh, I see. I completely missed the x-reed part so was really confused by all the # and thought there was some bebop scale I hadn't heard of. :)
by Alan
Fri Mar 31, 2017 12:48 am
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: How would you retune an Asia Bend?
Replies: 16
Views: 32012

Re: How would you retune an Asia Bend?

I appreciate your response. With regards to bebop, maybe I'm using the wrong term, but I just meant tuning the lower numbered duplicate C to Bb.
by Alan
Wed Mar 29, 2017 4:46 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Be Good Tuning
Replies: 0
Views: 10444

Be Good Tuning

Here's a fun tuning I had Seydel make on their Big Six. Since it only has 4 reeds per octave, you can't go 10 holes before you run out of standard reeds. The same four notes repeated as shown below. I called it Be Good tuning, but if you chose a different key you might have change the name. :D In se...
by Alan
Wed Mar 29, 2017 3:22 pm
Forum: Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, etc
Topic: How would you retune an Asia Bend?
Replies: 16
Views: 32012

How would you retune an Asia Bend?

If you were going to change the tuning of an Asia Bend what would you choose? I'm not a big fan of the duplicate C in solo tuning and though I rarely play chromatic, the two I have are Diminished tuning and Bebop tuning. What are the pros and cons of beboping (tune the duplicate C to Bb) an Asia bend?