Example for reeds attached with screws and nuts done the Harponline Service System way
Acquisition of a Spiral Harmonica | → ↑ |
Until the end of 2010 I recommended the Harponline Service System to tune and repair your harps or change the layout. Regrettably Harponline closed by now. Harponline also was the only place I knew where you could order single reeds. I hope that the → Hohner CSHOP will come up with a comparable system soon - so watch the CSHOP.
That means you retune a Richter harp in C into a spiral harmonica in E minor, a
Db low | to | Fm |
Eb low | to | Gm |
F low | to | Am |
G | to | Bm |
Ab | to | Cm |
Bb | to | Dm |
Scheme of Retuning | → Top of Page |
Scheme of Retuning | ||||||||||
Spiral | G3 | B3 | D4 | F4 | A4 | C5 | E5 | G5 | B5 | D6 |
↑ | +1 | +1 | +1 | -0,5 | -1 | -0,5 | -1,5 | |||
Richter | F3 | A3 | C4 | F4 | A4 | C5 | F5 | A5 | C6 | F6 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Richter | G3 | C4 | E4 | G4 | Bb4 | D5 | E5 | G5 | Bb5 | D6 |
↓ | +1 | +0,5 | +0,5 | +1 | +1 | +1 | ||||
Spiral | A3 | C4 | E4 | G4 | B4 | D5 | F5 | A5 | C6 | E6 |
The scheme describes the retuning of a Richter harp in F low (named after hole 1 blow) into a spiral standard in A natural minor (named after hole 1 draw).
The scheme is applicable on all keys:
The expenditure of time of such a retuning and reed changing with the right tools is about 2 hours.
Example for reeds attached with screws and nuts done the Harponline Service System way: | → Top of Page |