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help of overblows), R&B...you name it. 90% of the blues material should be relocated to an article--one that doesn't yet exist--entitled "blues harmonica." That would redress the imbalance. Alternately, this article could provide a brief survey of the best known players in various idioms who use
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There is no such thing as "Richter-tuned" harmonica. This is a common misnomer for a "German standard tuned" harmonica. "Richter" is the construction method used in these 10 hole/20 reed diatonic harmonicas (and others) whereby the comb is sandwiched between 2 reed-plates, with two reeds per chamber,
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Hi all, I added some info about straight, cross and slant harp playing. This is just what I have picked up along the way, so if anyone has a reliable source, please add it. I also took out references to playing with a band, as you can play cross harp playing solo (and any other position).
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Someone recently changed the first para to say that a 10-hole harp plays 20 different notes. But as the intro correctly said, there are 10 holes, two notes per hole, but one note is repeated (draw 2 is the same note as blow 3). So that's 19 notes. I've reverted the change.
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of which I know is that for measuring shocks such as earthquakes. (No harmonica plays that
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I suggest that this article be moved to “Richter-tuned harmonica” (currently redirected here). Richter-tuned harmonicas may be well-suited for the blues, but they were not invented for the blues, and are certainly not exclusively used for the blues.
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