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by IaNerd
Sun Jan 06, 2019 8:22 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: A family of new modded-Richter tunings
Replies: 101
Views: 217676

Re: A family of new modded-Richter tunings

Recently I have considered the scenario in which a person gets a harmonica and proceeds to learn songs without any instruction whatsoever. I imagine that most people would figure out some chords--even without knowing what they are--and also single-note melodic play. I doubt though that most people w...
by IaNerd
Wed Jan 02, 2019 6:43 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Applications for Alan's "Modular Chord Harmonica"
Replies: 8
Views: 13760

Re: Applications for Alan's "Modular Chord Harmonica"

The two tunings above, identified as "Cmaj" for the first one and "Emaj" for the second one, make up two parts of a functional triad of tunings that are equally spaced (by four semitones) on the Circle of Fifths. The third tuning of this triad is shown below. There are four possible triads of this n...
by IaNerd
Tue Jan 01, 2019 4:14 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Applications for Alan's "Modular Chord Harmonica"
Replies: 8
Views: 13760

Re: Applications for Alan's "Modular Chord Harmonica"

I discovered here https://www.brendan-power.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=212&p=1871#p1872 that Super-Circular tuning can be paired with a sibling that is tuned exactly four semitones higher. As a pair, these two six-hole tunings comprise a wide array of highly useful chords. CORRECTION: In the seco...
by IaNerd
Mon Dec 31, 2018 9:16 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: A family of new modded-Richter tunings
Replies: 101
Views: 217676

Re: A family of new modded-Richter tunings

Take a good look at the chordal area of the tuning posted above on Tue Dec 25, 2018 1:41 pm . Now imagine this as being one layer in a slide harp. Most slide harps are tuned so that the button-press either raises or lowers each note by either one (typically) or two (more rarely) semitones . But what...
by IaNerd
Mon Dec 31, 2018 8:18 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: A family of new modded-Richter tunings
Replies: 101
Views: 217676

Re: A family of new modded-Richter tunings

I have noticed that the table posted on Mon Dec 24, 2018 11:52 am (above) shows that this particular key of Super-Circular excels chordally in the song keys of Cmajor and Fmajor. For melodic play that tuning can make the Cmajor diatonic scale without bends ... but what about the Fmajor diatonic scal...
by IaNerd
Sat Dec 29, 2018 6:24 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: Comb of Fanfare S question
Replies: 2
Views: 4935

Comb of Fanfare S question

What is the function of the divider within chambers of the Fanfare S?

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by IaNerd
Thu Dec 27, 2018 3:01 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: My modular chord harmonica
Replies: 12
Views: 20478

Re: My modular chord harmonica

Alan: Are these available for sale?
by IaNerd
Tue Dec 25, 2018 6:41 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: A family of new modded-Richter tunings
Replies: 101
Views: 217676

Re: A family of new modded-Richter tunings

In my post of October 21 (above) I proposed a grafting of Super-Circular and Power Chromatic . Here I represent that once again--this time in the key of C major. The diagram below is directly compatible with the table of chord progressions that appears in the post just above this. This combination s...
by IaNerd
Mon Dec 24, 2018 4:52 pm
Forum: Interesting Alternative Harmonica Ideas
Topic: A family of new modded-Richter tunings
Replies: 101
Views: 217676

Re: A family of new modded-Richter tunings

In my post of October 21 (above) I said that: "grafting Super-Circular to Pentabender in a 10-hole format is a near-miss, because it fails to create a C-to-C major diatonic octave. One more channel is needed to get the upper C." I return to that particular tuning, now, with a detailed diagram plus a...