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Zardoz


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Jaw - this is what I was looking for. Thank you very much!



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Hey Zard - try this link - http://www.harmonicaspace.com/viewtopic.php?topic=528
It is a good chart.
Just remember that when you are tuning use reaaaalllly soft breath force - just enough to make it sound.

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Zardoz


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Jaw- thank you very much! The tuning that I believe I am looking for is the 7-limit JI where the 5 draw is tuned about 31 cents lower that the traditional 12TET F note.

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Hey zard - this is the tuner link http://www.aptuner.com/cgi-bin/aptuner/apmain.html
It's free and works better than my Korg!!
I'll check my chart for the tuning and get back to you - but yes - some are tuned cents flat and some are tuned cents sharp they are all different - let me check what i have been using.

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Zardoz


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Thanks Jaw - I have a tuner on my iPod that works well so I have one of those. I was wondering for JI what the holes are adjusted to. I do not believe that they are all adjusted to the exact notes - some are adjusted +/- cents up or down. That is what I am looking for.

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Hey Z - the reason you set your tuner for 443 is because most people play a bit hard and that lowers the pitch - so in the heat of the moment when you are playing you have already compensated.
There is a real nice tuner that you can down load as well. I'll get the link if you like.
I also don't like the Equal tuning of the Suzukis and have changed some over to comprimised. But I'm also lazy so they arn't all done yet.

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I play Lee Oskars and I am not really happy with their 441 Equal Temperment - the chords sound like crap to my ears and the 441 tuning seems to go flat as my playing might be taking it down past 440.

Hence I am looking to retune my harps to Just Intonation in either a 442 or 443 tuning.

Does anyone have any experience in this? I have looked at Pat Missin's web site but I would like more details before I break the file out.

Thanks. 

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