Jonathan (or anyone) please help... Re: Hohner Echo Celeste note layout

Jonathan:

Thank you so much for your reply.  However, I am confused!  You wrote:

 "With solo (or scale) tuning, a player has full access to as many complete octaves of notes that will fit in a given instrument."

I don't understand.  On the tuning chart that you sent (below) that the notes are not in order.  I would expect, after reading your comment above, that the notes on the harmonica would/should be as follows:

CDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFGABCDE

None of this makes sense to me.  Also, the basic scale that is noted on the chart is as follows:

CDEFGACBE

The notes in the scale is not in order.  The second C is before the B.  

How does all this make sense????  How do you have supposedly have all this complete octaves when all the notes are mixed up??

I want to play hymns, folk songs; full complete melodies...but I don't see how this is possible with the above mentioned questions.

Jonathan, thanks again for your first reply, but I am really confused!...  I hope you can help me get this through my thick head!!

Thanks again in advance.

God bless,

Paul Kunz

 


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jonathan E. Brickman 
  To: [email protected] 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 10:26 PM
  Subject: Re: [big-harmonica] Hohner Echo Celeste note layout




Hello:

I just ordered a celeste.  Can someone explain what the "solo" tuning 
is and map out for me the exact note layout for this harmonica?    
  Yep.  Try this:






Also, I ordered the book "Tremolo and Octave Harmonica Method - Book 
and CD" by Phil Duncan.  Will this book work with my "solo" tuned 
celeste?  
  I have no clue...it depends on Mr. Duncan :)

I must admit, I still don't unerstand all the "solo" vrs. "richter" 
tuning stuff...

Any help with the above questions will be GREATLY appreciated!!
  The best explanation I have been able to identify is:

  With solo (or scale) tuning, a player has full access to as many complete octaves of notes that will fit in a given instrument.

  With Richter tuning, a player has considerably fewer complete octaves, but instead has specific different notes useful for specific chords and intervals.

  The result is that if one is playing "melody" in chords, solo (scale) tuning is close to essential, because all of the notes are guaranteed to be there, unless the key changes.  

  Speaking personally, Richter drives me crazy, because I want all those melody notes to be there, until I want to do something different.  But I know that others understand the ins and outs of Richter very well, and do very well with it.


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