Seydel diatonische Mundharmonika C.A. Seydel Söhne Blues A-Dur (WR), 20-stimmig, Ahorn, Neusilber/Edelstahl
Product information "Seydel diatonische Mundharmonika C.A. Seydel Söhne Blues A-Dur (WR), 20-stimmig, Ahorn, Neusilber/Edelstahl"
The Blues 1847 Classic Wilde Rock Tuning in A is a special tuning of the Blues 1847 Classic, which can be traced back to the Seydel endorser Will Wilde.
Will Wilde Rock Harmonica Tuning
Seydel endorser Will Wilde is the inventor of this special tuning, which is particularly well suited to the harder gait of rock and blues rock music. Read here how Will Wilde came up with this tuning, which he has been using regularly for a few years now:
"I designed the "Wilde tuning" specifically for playing hard rock and blues rock on the harmonica. Even though I love the standard Richter tuning, I always found it frustrating when I wanted to play "rock guitar"-like licks, especially in the upper octave. The "Wilde tuning" fixes all the problems I had on the Richter, while retaining the bluesy 2nd position feel that all players know and love.
Whereas the traditional Richter tuning was primarily designed for playing major chords and the corresponding major scale in the first position, the Wilde tuning is specifically designed for playing in the minor pentatonic and blues scale in the 2nd position, equally across all three octaves!
I have always found the sound of the draw notes (and draw bends) to be fuller than the sound of the blow notes - the draw notes simply have more expression, a richer sound and a more beautiful vibrato. With the "Wilde tuning" I can bend ALL draw notes (1-10) without exception and the fundamental is a draw note in all three octaves. "
The special tuning Wilde Rock Tuning allows you to play hard rock and blues rock licks smoothly.
In detail: Channels one to five are unchanged from the Richter tuning. Holes six, seven and eight have the same tones as those in channels two, three and four (one octave higher). Chanter 9 has the same structure as hole 2 (two octaves higher) and in chanter 10 the blow and draw notes have been swapped with respect to the Richter tuning, so that the expressive bending in 10 is now a draw bending! This construction makes playing the minor pentatonic and the blues scale much easier: you don't need overblows/overdraws to reach the minor third and the diminished fifth in the upper octave. These notes are now easy to play draw bends.
- Country of Origin: Germany
- Coverplate finishing: stainless steel
- Includes: Harmonica, Cleaning Cloth, Case
- Key: A
- Length: 10,0 cm
- Material body: Maple wood
- Notice: Harmonicas are generally excluded from exchange for hygienic reasons!
- Number of reeds: 20
- Reed plate material: Nickel silver
- Reed plate thickness: 1,0 mm
- Tuning: Wilde Rock Tuning
Seydel harmonicas have been handcrafted in Klingenthal, Germany since 1847. Many artists worldwide trust the quality harmonicas from Saxony. At session you'll find a wide selection from the popular Blues Session to the Session Steel and the Kinder-Melodica.