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Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 11:07:38 -0700 (PDT)
From: David Fairweather
Subject: Augmented Spanish Tuning

Why is it called Augmented Spanish Tuning? Probably because its almost
identical to
Hohner's Spanish Tuning except for the raised fifths. The Hohner Spanish
harp was a
real gem. I believe it was the only completely "chromatic" diatonic ever
officially
manufactured by Hohner. I own one and while its a lot of fun for things
like
Malaguena, and while it is completely chromatic with ordinary draw bends, I
still
prefer the Temptation tuning for the simple fact that the Spanish tuning
(and I believe
the Spanish Augmented tuning) requires that fully half of the notes in a 12
note
chromatic scale are bent. That's a LOT of work! The Temptation tuning
only needs 4
bends out of 12 notes. And it gives some very pleasing chords too.

Also, although some might like the compactness of the wholetone tuning with
an entire
octave available in just three holes, others might find that a tad
claustrophobic. I
know that's why I came to prefer the Diminished Chromatic Tuning on my CX-12
to the
Wholetone Chromatic Tuning. Just a little more room to relax and spread
out, so to
speak, another advantage shared by the Temptation tuning. But one man's
poison is
another man's meat -I really look forward to hearing what Mr. Chafer can do
with the
Augmented Spanish Tuning and I hope to try one myself soon!

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