Re: Re: stacked diatonic harmonica?

True. When i started playing i wasn't keen on a chromatic and efforts
at bending were ok for a semitone on easier holes. When i learnt about
asian playing of tremolo i thought stacking was worth pursuing for me
as i wasn't keen on tremolo (i do wonder how accurate tuning of
tremolos can be if a 10 hole can be out by 20% which is what i've
read.

Soloist are available but there is little choice... Hering being the
best imho. I didn't get round to tuning a soloist from C to Db.
Playing a soloist on its own and bending gives you
[hole] note
[1]Db [2]Gb  [3]Ab [4]C (already got) [5]Db [6]Gb [7]Ab [8]C (already
got) [9]Db [10]Gb [11]Ab [12]C (already got)

I thought one was better off with 10 holes and a key C and Db. This is
koch tuning. One misses out with five notes but gains the chords...
and more choice of harp. Missing notes are lower octave - F, A, Gb, Bb
and upper octave B. I thought that was a better compromise.

am i right?

thanks
james

2008/9/24 Rex <[email protected]>:
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> The stacked diatonic is still not fully chromatic in the lower or upper
> octave. A stacked solo tuned would be. Two Melody Maker tuned harps a
> half step apart would give you two chromatic octaves, but you would
> have to tune one harp yourself because all keys are not available from
> Oskar.
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