Re: [Harp-L] Chromatic Crazy

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

The slide-in high D is standard on chromatics from most manufacturers (Seydel is the one exception I'm aware of). It's simply there to extend the instrument's range upward another semitone - who needs a duplicate C up there? And people do use it. Examples include: 

Stevie Wonder's solo on Chaka Khan's "I Feel For You" circa 1986, 

my own recording of Valse du Péril at http://www.angelfire.com/planet/winslowyerxa/

And I'm pretty sure Toots has used it though I don't have an example at hand to cite.

Winslow Yerxa

Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5

--- On Sun, 11/29/09, Harvey Berman <cscharp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Harvey Berman <cscharp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Chromatic Crazy
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sunday, November 29, 2009, 9:44 PM

I am going crazy trying to improve and tune my CX12 Chromatic Harmonica.  I have finally begun to understand the cross tuning set up, and though it has driven me mad, I am almost done.  Now however, I find that the last hole, with the slide in on a C Chromatic is a D, not a C.  I thought it was a mistake from the factory, bit apparantly not.  What is the reason for this?  Anyone?  

After doing the same steps that I use on my Diatonics, which is a topic for another day, My CX12 plays better than my Meisterklasse, and I have not installed valves yet.  It ought to be great with the valves in place.

Thanks for all the help you guys have given me.

Harvey Berman
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