[Harp-L] the cupping thing again
Greg Heumann
it was from) stuck with me - someone said they tried taping off the
entire back of the harp, AND the front, and could no longer get any
sound - and (if I interpreted it correctly) concluded that this
"sealing the front of the harp" stuff must not be legitimate. Well,
it is true - as you develop your technique, you can get such a tight
seal that no air will flow. Then you get no sound - and shortly before
that the reeds will often go off pitch. But the ability to completely
block the air flow like that IS the goal. Once you can do that, you
know you have mastered this technique. If you can't, you're not there
yet. But getting very close to the complete containment of airflow
through the harp is my definition of fully cupped. I did a YouTube on
this a while back, but I just re-did it for no good reason and I think
the new video demonstrates this better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck9SBiZw2ds
/Greg
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Abner Galdos
I'm thinking of buying, and was just curious, if its something you still use.
abner (Blueyes, just curious)
JohnnieHarp
http://harp-l.org/pipermail/harp-l/2009-January/msg00049.html
I have a Korg C-40 ... under $30 ...
Metronome a good idea for practice as helps to build timing ...
especially when learning ... and if you find maintaining rhythm by
foot tapping difficult ...
I have a Korg MA-30 ... was $25 ... can use with speaker or earphone
... has a tap button function so can tap to the beat of a tune and get
bpm ... then can practice runs at the same tempo or to build up speed
for playing at faster tempos ...
Both were recommended over various others at music store ...
JohnnieHarp
http://www.korg.com/product.aspx?&pd=209
Abner Galdos
I like the fact that this is an all in one box.
Question:
Would this be a good turner for working on the diatonic harps...
abner (Yeah, Blueyes, I know.)
Abner Galdos
I like the one that's has the tuner and Metronome.
I need the metronome to learn to keep a beat.
and
I would like the turner to make sure I'm in the right key and also if I need to retune my reads.. I blew out 1 reed (#3) drew and have trying slowly to bring it back to life...
I was told to use a Chromatic tuner for this
So my question is.
The all in one Korg, is this a Chromatic tuner or does it matter...
abner ( Blueyes, again)
----- Original Message -----
From: JohnnieHarp
To: harp-l
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 3:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] chromatic tuner and metronome
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If you want to re-tune harmonica reeds, a chromatic tuner is a necessary tool.
When selecting one, pay attention to the "detection" or "tuning" range.
When you start retuning the high end reeds, like on a key of D harp,
you need the higher detection range. I have this problem with my Boss TU-12H tuner. The high end reeds, like the 9 draw on a D harp will not register.
I did a quick lookup of some tuners...
Boss TU-12H range is C0 to B6.
Korg TM-40 range is C1 to C5.
Korg CA-30 range is C1 to C8.
Korg CA-40 range is A0 to C8 (range for a standard 88 key piano).
ST-122 Turbo Tuner range is C0 to C8 (and you can tune in ANY temperament)
Peterson V-SAM tuner range is C0 to B8 (has a wide range of temperaments listed (any?)
Also check reference tones, and Calibration (I believe 440-443 are most most common for harmonica, but a wider range is better)
Tuning to different temperaments other than equal, will require being able to read +/- cents, or having built in temperaments, like the ST-122 and Peterson strobe tuners.
I haven't decided on what tuner to get to replace my Boss TU-12H, but I kind of like the ST-122 Turbo Tuner (costs $130), but the Korg CA-40 is cheap and has a great frequency range.
Not sure about the metronome thing, but there's a wide variety of those available too at reasonable prices... you might want a separate device from the tuner.
Ken H in OH
--- On Fri, 5/22/09, Abner Galdos <cdga...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> From: Abner Galdos <cdga...@bellsouth.net>
> Subject: [Harp-L] chromatic tuner and metronome
> To: "Greg Heumann" <gr...@heumann.com>, har...@harp-l.org
> Date: Friday, May 22, 2009, 2:54 PM
> how many of you guys still have one
> and still use them ?
>
> I'm thinking of buying, and was just curious, if its
> something you still use.
>
> abner (Blueyes, just curious)
>
JohnnieHarp
instruction sheets and on the front of the tuner. Though the TM-40
tuner/metronome isn't labelled Chromatic tuner on the instruction
sheet or instrument, the tuner component has virtually identical specs
and tunes "12-note equal temperament".
Here are the links to instructions in pdf format
http://www.korg.com/uploads/Download/TM40_Manual_633661494092340000.pdf
http://www.korg.com/uploads/Download/CA30_EFG3_633661458217830000.pdf
http://www.korg.com/uploads/Download/CA40_EFG1_633661454815000000.pdf
I would have got the TM-40 but it wasn't carried by my local store.
JohnnieHarp
models of each. Product reviews and recommendations.
Mund...@aol.com
But mostly to ensure the guitarist and the bass player are in tune with my
harmonica!
I attended a recording session MANY years ago, with a band that featured a
pedal steel guitar...
Electronic tuners were not available back then...
Sadly the band "tuned" to the "out of tune" steel guitar...
It was about half a semitone flat... I simply could not play along with
them...
Thank Heaven for electronic tuners!
Kind regards
John "Whiteboy" Walden
London
England