Re: Note layout Hohner Echo 48 in G
"Lew Aldridge" <[email protected]> Wed, 2 Jun 2010 11:14:22 +0100
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------=_NextPart_000_000D_01CB0244.C0F64DB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Steve, Many thanks for the information. That is a peculiar tuning. I think I'll = adopt your approach and retune the sixth in. Lew A ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Steve Shaw=20 To: [email protected]=20 Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 12:27 AM Subject: RE: [big-harmonica] Note layout Hohner Echo 48 in G =20=20=20=20 I have a double-sided Echo 96 in D/G which I suspect has the same layout = as yours on the G side. 1-blow is G. The low end, bottom four holes, is tun= ed like a blues harp, with the fourth note of the scale (C) missing, 2-draw= and 3-blow replicated (D) and the sixth note (E) missing. Heaven knows why= Hohner persist with this inconvenient tuning. I retune mine to put that mi= ssing sixth back. The two octaves up from 4-blow are complete (I never real= ly venture above this into the squeaky zone!). You do have to adopt a sligh= tly different technique to play a tremolo accurately, but this should not b= e too difficult to master considering you already play both diatonic and ch= romatic and are therefore used to the different layouts on those.=20 > I usually play chromatic or diatonic but have acquired the above harmon= ica. Unfortunately, I don't have the layout of notes - can anyone help? > > > > Lew A=20 __________________________________________________________ http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/ We want to hear all your funny, exciting and crazy Hotmail stories. 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That is a peculiar tuning. I think I'll adopt your approach and retune the sixth in.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Lew A</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A [email protected] href="mailto:[email protected]">Steve Shaw</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A [email protected] href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 02, 2010 12:27 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [big-harmonica] Note layout Hohner Echo 48 in G</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><SPAN style="DISPLAY: none"> </SPAN> <DIV id=ygrp-text> <P><BR><BR>I have a double-sided Echo 96 in D/G which I suspect has the same layout as yours on the G side. 1-blow is G. The low end, bottom four holes, is tuned like a blues harp, with the fourth note of the scale (C) missing, 2-draw and 3-blow replicated (D) and the sixth note (E) missing. Heaven knows why Hohner persist with this inconvenient tuning. I retune mine to put that missing sixth back. The two octaves up from 4-blow are complete (I never really venture above this into the squeaky zone!). You do have to adopt a slightly different technique to play a tremolo accurately, but this should not be too difficult to master considering you already play both diatonic and chromatic and are therefore used to the different layouts on those. <BR><BR>> I usually play chromatic or diatonic but have acquired the above harmonica. Unfortunately, I don't have the layout of notes - can anyone help?<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Lew A <BR>__________________________________________________________<BR><A href="http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/">http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/</A><BR>We want to hear all your funny, exciting and crazy Hotmail stories. 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