Hohner M533016 Blues Harp - Key of C, Chrome

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Although some ancient members of the harp family died out in the Near East and South Asia, descendants of early harps are still played in Myanmar and parts of Africa; other variants defunct in Europe and Asia have been used by folk musicians in the modern era. They fall into two categories Diatonic and Chromatic. Diatonics only play some notes of a specific scale. Chromatic plays all the notes of the Chromatic scale. It is Diatonic that is often used in modern music and Chromatic for Classical and Jazz.

The inline chromatic harp is generally a single-course harp with all 12 notes of the chromatic scale appearing in a single row. Single course inline chromatic harps have been produced at least since 1902, when Karl Weigel of Hanover patented a model of inline chromatic harp. [58] Electric harps [ edit ]

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There are some who aren't too impressed with its tone without clearly stating why. There are a few reports of reeds clogging or breaking earlier than expected. Blues harp subverts the intention of this design with what is "perhaps the most striking example in all music of a thoroughly idiomatic technique that flatly contradicts everything that the instrument was designed for"

The harp is also used extensively as a corporate logo, predominantly by companies that have, or wish to suggest, a connection with Ireland. The Irish brewer Guinness has used a right-facing harp (in contrast to the Irish State emblem's left-facing version) as its emblem since 1759, the Harp Lager brand has done so since 1960. The Irish Independent newspaper has used a harp in its masthead since 1961. The Irish airline Ryanair, founded in 1985, also features a stylised harp in its logo. Around 1900BCE arched harps in the Iraq-Iran region were replaced by angular harps with vertical or horizontal sound boxes. [15] A diatonic harmonica is designed to ease playing in one diatonic scale. Here is a standard diatonic harmonica's layout in the key of C (1 blow is middle C):

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History of the Harp". internationalharpmuseum.org. International Harp Museum. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016 . Retrieved 18 June 2016. Staying with Fender, let’s have a change of key to G. Most players when they start to learn the harmonica will usually start with a ‘C’ instrument. There will come a time if they are starting to play with other musicians when they might want a change. They might actually need one because not all music is written in C. A ‘G’ harmonica is a possible next step. Some harps, rather than using pedal or lever devices, achieve chromaticity by simply adding additional strings to cover the notes outside their diatonic home scale. The Welsh triple harp is one such instrument, and two other instruments employing this technique are the cross-strung harp and the inline chromatic harp.

The Marine Band 1896 is one of the original blues harps designed by Hohner and has been a staple ever since.With plenty of use, a wooden comb can absorb some moisture. A plastic comb obviously will not. Plastic will last longer, but it doesn’t have quite the same resonance. Nonetheless, we’re barely scraping the surface here. Until now we’ve been gentle on ourselves regarding First Position duties. At worst we’ve been musically derelict. So in penance to the specter of 1st Position past, let’s plunge in headlong and really test our powers of concentration regarding the IV chord. van Vechten, Carl (1919). "On the relative difficulties of depicting heaven and hell in music". The Musical Quarterly. pp.553ff. Blaze, L.E.; Blaze, Louis Edmund (1921). The Story of Lanka: Outlines of the history of Ceylon from the earliest times to the coming of the Portuguese. Asian Educational Services. p.45. ISBN 978-81-206-1074-3.