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DATE: Fri, 19 Feb 1993 21:11:50 CST
From: Jack Ely 466-0458
Subject: Re: Koch Harmonica


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From: "JACK EL~rgate.mec.ohio.gov
Subject: Re: Koch Harmonica

Excerpted from an earlier post by me.

>>> The Koch 10 hole chromatic which is Marine Band (or Richter) tuned.
i.e., tuned like a blues harp in the first three and last three holes. See
diagram below.

KOCH CHROMATIC HARMONICA LAYOUT KEY of "C"

__ Middle C __ C above
| (blow) | middle C
V V
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
+---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---+
BLOW | C || E || G || C || E || G || C || E || G || C |__/|SLIDE
draw | d || g || b || d || f || a || b || d || f || a |-- | OUT
+---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---+ \|
^ ^^ ^
|__"G" chord__||__the "C" scale __|
(draw) C D E F G A B C

(SLIDE IN - NOT SHOWN - RAISES ALL NOTES 1/2 STEP GIVING YOU A C# HARP)

The KOCH chromatic harmonica is tuned just like the diatonic, thus you
get a bit of the bluesy sound, at least you can play cross harp and get
the "G" chord etc. - but not the power or sound. It is available in C and
G, I don't know about other keys. Oh, BTW, it is sold by Hohner. If you
hold the button in you have a C# (Db) harp.
I personally don't recommend this harp for those just learning to play
chromatic - it can really screw you up (I had a student show up with one
in my chromatic class once and it took an hour to figure out why he
couldn't get the C scale starting on hole #1). It is well constructed and
durable but lacking in power mainly because they didn't bother to put
valves (windsavers) on it - a must for chromatic harps. Addition of valves
would make it a decent instrument. What do you do with it? Well you can
play it like a blues harp (cross harp) - it bends O.K. and by using the
slide you can get notes you would normally have to master overblowing to
get. I have one in G and will probably never use it much until I get
around to putting valves on it.
jne
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