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DATE: Fri, 01 Oct 1993 10:44:16 CDT
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Subject: Re: Minor tunings, country tunings?

> In a recent catalog from Kevin's Harps, I was reading about Lee Oskar's
> minor tuned harps: two different tunings, as I recall (though I lost the
> catalog in a recent move). Anybody use these? Anybody find them essential,
> or a waste of time? I ask because I'm playing in a country band right now,
> and I'm wondering if it would be worth my time to try learning a new layout.
>
I have a couple of natural minor harps, and use them for some jazz tunes.
The harmonic minor scale has an eastern flavor (Arabian, Indian). It doesn't
suit what I play, so I haven't tried those harps. Have you tried the Melody
Makers from Lee Oskar? They are similar to Hohner's Country-Tuned harps,
but LO tunes the 5 draw up to F# (on a c-harp). I would think you could
play some mean country in cross harp position on one of those babies.

George