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Step-by step instructions how to retune harmonicas (and a lot of other information on harmonicas and tuning) can be found on [[http://www.patmissin.com/tunings/tunings.html|Pat Missin's homepage]]. | Step-by step instructions how to retune harmonicas (and a lot of other information on harmonicas and tuning) can be found on [[http://www.patmissin.com/tunings/tunings.html|Pat Missin's homepage]]. | ||
Not to forget is that, in the case of the diatonic harmonica (aka "blues harp"), the playing technique known as "bending" already allows, within certain limits, infinite pitch variations, even without retuning. For example, it is possible to play a near-[[5edo]] scale on a standard harmonica: | Not to forget is that, in the case of the diatonic harmonica (aka "blues harp"), the playing technique known as "bending" already allows, within certain limits, infinite pitch variations, even without retuning. For example, it is possible to play a near-[[5edo]] scale on a standard harmonica (starting on E or "sort of Db" on a C harmonica): | ||
[[media type="file" key="Harmonica5EDO.mp3" width="240" height="20"]] | [[media type="file" key="Harmonica5EDO.mp3" width="240" height="20"]] | ||
Near-5edo scale, standard diatonic harmonica in C (amateurish attempt) | Near-5edo scale, standard diatonic harmonica in C (amateurish attempt) | ||
Besides, it is possible to play a [[Cube Root of P4|CRP4]] scale (starting on F, F# or G on a C harmonica) and a [[4edf|4EDF]] scale (starting on F on a C harmonica) - both not up to the octave, but over the respective equivalence interval. | |||
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The same property makes the harmonica very well suited to play [[Arabic, Turkish, Persian|middle-eastern]] and [[indian]] music. See separate page [[maqamat on harmonica]] . | The same property makes the harmonica very well suited to play [[Arabic, Turkish, Persian|middle-eastern]] and [[indian]] music. See separate page [[maqamat on harmonica]] . | ||
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Step-by step instructions how to retune harmonicas (and a lot of other information on harmonicas and tuning) can be found on <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.patmissin.com/tunings/tunings.html" rel="nofollow">Pat Missin's homepage</a>.<br /> | Step-by step instructions how to retune harmonicas (and a lot of other information on harmonicas and tuning) can be found on <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.patmissin.com/tunings/tunings.html" rel="nofollow">Pat Missin's homepage</a>.<br /> | ||
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Not to forget is that, in the case of the diatonic harmonica (aka &quot;blues harp&quot;), the playing technique known as &quot;bending&quot; already allows, within certain limits, infinite pitch variations, even without retuning. For example, it is possible to play a near-<a class="wiki_link" href="/5edo">5edo</a> scale on a standard harmonica:<br /> | Not to forget is that, in the case of the diatonic harmonica (aka &quot;blues harp&quot;), the playing technique known as &quot;bending&quot; already allows, within certain limits, infinite pitch variations, even without retuning. For example, it is possible to play a near-<a class="wiki_link" href="/5edo">5edo</a> scale on a standard harmonica (starting on E or &quot;sort of Db&quot; on a C harmonica):<br /> | ||
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Near-5edo scale, standard diatonic harmonica in C (amateurish attempt)<br /> | Near-5edo scale, standard diatonic harmonica in C (amateurish attempt)<br /> | ||
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Besides, it is possible to play a <a class="wiki_link" href="/Cube%20Root%20of%20P4">CRP4</a> scale (starting on F, F# or G on a C harmonica) and a <a class="wiki_link" href="/4edf">4EDF</a> scale (starting on F on a C harmonica) - both not up to the octave, but over the respective equivalence interval.<br /> | |||
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The same property makes the harmonica very well suited to play <a class="wiki_link" href="/Arabic%2C%20Turkish%2C%20Persian">middle-eastern</a> and <a class="wiki_link" href="/indian">indian</a> music. See separate page <a class="wiki_link" href="/maqamat%20on%20harmonica">maqamat on harmonica</a> .<br /> | The same property makes the harmonica very well suited to play <a class="wiki_link" href="/Arabic%2C%20Turkish%2C%20Persian">middle-eastern</a> and <a class="wiki_link" href="/indian">indian</a> music. See separate page <a class="wiki_link" href="/maqamat%20on%20harmonica">maqamat on harmonica</a> .<br /> | ||
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These points - and the fact that the instrument is small and cheap - make the harmonica a good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music.</body></html></pre></div> | These points - and the fact that the instrument is small and cheap - make the harmonica a good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music.</body></html></pre></div> | ||