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The cross-strung harp or chromatic double harp is a multi-course harp that has two rows of strings which intersect without touching. While accidentals are played on the pedal harp via the pedals and on the lever harp with levers, the cross-strung harp features two rows so that each of the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale has its own string.
Double chromatic harp, built ca. 1890 by Henry Greenway; one of two extant instruments of this type, (photo: National Music Museum) Henry Greenway (Birmingham, England, 1833 - St. Louis, Missouri, 1903) was an English-born American harp maker. He created a type of chromatic cross-strung harp displaying X
A French cross-strung chromatic harp. Chromatic double and triple harps have one row of strings that is tuned pentatonically to allow for chromatic playing. These harps exist both as parallel chromatic harps or as cross-strung harps.
The three-row so-called "chromatic nyckelharpa", with three melody strings tuned A1 – C1 – G, one drone tuned at C (from the highest to the lowest string) that is only touched occasionally, and 12 resonance strings (one for each step of the chromatic scale). Kontrabasharpa ("double bass harp") – most popular during the 17th and 18th ...
1st position (or "straight harp"): Ionian mode. Playing the harmonica as it was intended, in its main major key. On a diatonic, starting note is hole 1 blow. On a C-chromatic, starting hole is the same, resulting in C major scale. This is the main position used for playing folk music on the harmonica. 2nd position (or "cross harp"): Mixolydian ...
Clarke was born in Inglewood, California, on March 29, 1951. [2] In 1967, he began playing harmonica and was soon performing in Los Angeles-area clubs. [2] He struck up an association with blues harmonica virtuoso George "Harmonica" Smith [3] and the two began playing regularly together in 1977; their partnership lasted until Smith died in 1983.
Single course inline chromatic harps have been produced for at least the past 110 years: in 1902 Karel Weigel of Hanover (Germany) patented a model of inline chromatic harp. [2] He built at least one 54 string (4 octaves and a fourth) model which is now housed in the Deutsches Museum (Munich). A disadvantage of inline chromatic harps is that ...
The Pro Harp was another model that was in Hohner's handmade line of harmonicas, and was later adapted to the modular system. [9] The Cross Harp was a nearly identical model to the Pro Harp with the exception of a wood comb and slightly thicker original reed plates. The black coverplate coating was greblon.