[Harp-L] re: Advice PLEASE

[Tom Ball <havaball@xxxxxxx>]

Mike:
One last thought regarding your gig tomorrow: (And apologies here if 
you already have this covered....)

Although most folks would consider this self evident, nothing botches 
a guitar/harp duo performance more than being slightly out-of-tune. 
When you tune up before the show, remember diatonic harps are tuned 
slightly sharp-to-pitch (ie A=442 or 443, rather than the standard 
440.) So....

If the guitarist uses an electronic tuner, ask him to tune A=442. He 
won't regret it.  :)

Or if he tunes by ear, chances are he'll want to tune his two E 
strings to your E. Because harps are never perfect, it's always more 
accurate to give him an E-octave (A-harp, 3/6 blow with a 
tongue-split in the middle,) rather than a single E note (2-draw or 
3-blow.)

Anyhow have fun and break a leg, man!

cheers,
Tom Ball