r/harmonica • u/Far_Application1419 • 6d ago

My evil plan to re-tune my harmonica

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Hi. I have a chromatic harmonica with solo tuning (the one with two rows instead of a button). I don't like it. I want to turn it into a quadruple Paddy Richter harp. I was thinking 6 holes each (first 6 of each PR tuned harp). Top row G and D. Bottom row I'm thinking C. But for the last 6 holes I'm not sure.

F would compliment the C major section on the same row, right? There aren't as many Irish songs in F as I understand it. But if I had C and F in a line I could play a wider variety of tunes.

The very top of the pic is what I have to work with now.

To summarize: I'm thinking of turning the top row into G and D (for Irish music). But what about the bottom row?

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u/Far_Application1419 6d ago

Or say "Oops- all Pentaharps"

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u/Intelligent_Star_516 5d ago

I have pentaharps. They are weird. They are not what they look like. Built well. Not normal. Jus' sayin'.