Post by Rex on Jan 15, 2022 1:16:40 GMT
Almost 20 years ago the first alternate tuning I tried was Paddy Richter.
Within 2 years I had moved on to Melody Maker tuning because the bends on it made it more chromatic than the Paddy. I either sold or retuned my Paddy harps. The Melody Maker was my primary instrument for 10 or 15 years.
In recent years I have been playing more chromatic harmonica and in the past year I have studied all the keys on the chromatic. I have found that the more I play the chromatic in all keys, the more mistakes I make on the Melody Maker. If I focus on the Melody Maker then I make more mistakes on the chromatic. The two harps are not easy to switch between. I have no problem switching between all my other harps.
Since the fully chromatic standard chromatic with the slide is going so well, I don't need the "almost chromatic" Melody Maker for playing sharps and flats. Today I started the process of changing Melody Makers into Paddy Richters. I now have a G and a C and was able to just pick them up and play with no problems. Really fun to play this tuning again after so many years away from it.
Within 2 years I had moved on to Melody Maker tuning because the bends on it made it more chromatic than the Paddy. I either sold or retuned my Paddy harps. The Melody Maker was my primary instrument for 10 or 15 years.
In recent years I have been playing more chromatic harmonica and in the past year I have studied all the keys on the chromatic. I have found that the more I play the chromatic in all keys, the more mistakes I make on the Melody Maker. If I focus on the Melody Maker then I make more mistakes on the chromatic. The two harps are not easy to switch between. I have no problem switching between all my other harps.
Since the fully chromatic standard chromatic with the slide is going so well, I don't need the "almost chromatic" Melody Maker for playing sharps and flats. Today I started the process of changing Melody Makers into Paddy Richters. I now have a G and a C and was able to just pick them up and play with no problems. Really fun to play this tuning again after so many years away from it.
