[Harp-L] Bebop tuning: Much better than solo tune? Says who?

[George Brooks <gbrooks1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Says me, for one.  But Winslow is absolutely right, as usual - it 
depends on what you want to do with the instrument.

Since Bebop tuning increases the number of enharmonic equivalents, one 
has more opportunities to play legato.  Since I struggle so much with 
this on the diatonic, it's a big treat to move over to the Bebop 
chromatic (also to take a vacation from bending to pitch!).  On my 
Bebop tuned CX-12 from Brendan Power (a fabulous instrument from a 
fabulous person), I can get four notes in each octave as either a draw 
or a blow note: C and F (as on a solo tuned instrument) plus B and Bb.  
 This allows me to play many lines with significantly fewer breath 
direction changes than would be required on a standard solo-tuned 
instrument.

George