| Sets of Free Reeds: Harmonica, Accordion, Concertina, Harmonium, Reed Organ, Garmon, List of Harmonicists, Sheng, Flutina, Diatonic Button Contributor(s): Source Wikipedia (Author), Books, LLC (Editor), Books, LLC (Created by) |
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ISBN: 1156601665 ISBN-13: 9781156601662 Publisher: Books LLC, Wiki Series OUR PRICE: $16.63 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.22 lbs) 46 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 45. Chapters: Harmonica, Accordion, Concertina, Harmonium, Reed organ, Garmon, List of harmonicists, Sheng, Flutina, Diatonic button accordion, Chemnitzer concertina, Bandoneon, Khene, Free-bass system, Piano accordion, Bayan, Cajun accordion, Steirische Harmonika, Schwyzerorgeli, Stradella bass system, Trikitixa, Chromatic button accordion, Yu, Lusheng, Livenka, Melodeon, Physharmonica, Claviola, Saratovskaya Garmonika, Squeezebox, Bass piano accordion. Excerpt: The harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country music, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers) or multiple holes. The pressure caused by blowing or drawing air into the reed chambers causes a reed or multiple reeds to vibrate up and down creating sound. Each chamber has multiple, variable-tuned brass or bronze reeds, which are secured at one end and loose on the other end, with the loose end vibrating and creating sound. Reeds are pre-tuned to individual tones, and each tone is determined according to the size of reed. Longer reeds make deep, low sounds and short reeds make higher-pitched sounds. On certain types of harmonica the pre-tuned reed can be changed (bending a note) to another note by redirecting air flow into the chamber. There are many types of harmonicas, including diatonic, chromatic, tremolo, orchestral, and bass versions. Comb and two reedplates. Reed plate. Reedplate mounted on the comb of a diatonic harmonica.The basic parts of the harmonica are the comb, reed-plates and cover-plates. The comb is the term for the main body of the instrument, which contains the air chambers that cover the reeds. The term comb originates from the similarities... |
