I've had a Seydel Paddy Richter in A for a few weeks. The Paddy tuning is very helpful to me but I find the harp not as responsive as my Hohners or Lee Oscars....
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robertpcoble
Apr 8, 2009 3:05 pm
... Which Seydel model (Session, Solist Pro, Solist Pro 12, Favorite, Favorite Black, 1847, 1847 Silver) do you have? AFAIK, the 1847 and 1847 Silver are the...
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bbqbob917@...
rbm917
Apr 8, 2009 7:31 pm
Hi, The stainless steel reeds also have a tighter reed slot tolerance than most harps, and for those who don't know what that is, it's the distance between the...
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Alfred Barten
abarten1
Apr 8, 2009 8:02 pm
I have a bunch of Seydel Paddy's, though not the stainless steel variety. I love them and prefer them to my Oskars and Hohners. Maybe it's the SS. -- Al On...
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bbqbob917@...
rbm917
Apr 9, 2009 5:40 pm
Hi, How long have you owned this harp? The reason why I ask is that it may still be under warranty and could very well need some slight adjustments, possibly...
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rich_ard_harp
Apr 10, 2009 11:30 am
Thanks everyone. I'll take your suggestions and I'm going to email Rupert, whom I already talked with and who is very helpful. I'm so glad I found this group....
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rich_ard_harp
Apr 10, 2009 11:32 am
Thank you Crazy Bob. I must have misread the literature concerning stainless steel reeds. I'm not quite ready to adjust my own harps. I see I'll have to get...
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bbqbob917@...
rbm917
Apr 10, 2009 9:35 pm
Hi, One thing also to consider is that because the reed slot tolerances are tighter, and the need for more breath force becomes MUCH less necessary, that means...
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Rex
beads594
Apr 14, 2009 9:31 pm
Clyde, sorry so long to reply, I've been away from this site awhile. Currently I do not use chords when playing in second position. In theory you can play a G...
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David Naiditch
dnaiditch
Apr 14, 2009 10:37 pm
Just downloaded 4 more bluegrass instrumentals to my MySpace Music player. www.myspace.com/highdesertbluegrasssessions This player now holds 10 (the new...
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THOMPSON, BILL
lamasla
Apr 15, 2009 4:47 pm
I agree that the Melody Maker is not a good harp for chord playing, although it has a perfectly good tonic chord on draw 1-4. As the name implies, the MM is...
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Paul Lee
jimboogiebass
Apr 15, 2009 8:43 pm
... I don't see how anyone can say that Bill... the standard Richter has only , take a C harp. as example : .. the C chord,, G and G7 and D minor (6th), B...
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THOMPSON, BILL
lamasla
Apr 16, 2009 1:40 pm
Good to know about all those chords on the MM, Paul. I may stick to playing single note lines on it. By the way, Ashokan Farewell sounds great on the MM! Bill ...
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Richard DiMaria
rich_ard_harp
Apr 17, 2009 11:16 am
Pardon my two cents: I love the tune Ashokan Farewell. I play it on a paddy-tuned G harp and I hold a C harp at the same time that I use to get the...
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jimboogiebass
Apr 17, 2009 11:18 am
... those chords can be found as follow... G,, draw 1 , 2 ,3 and 4,, add draw 5 for the G major 7th A minor ... blow 3, 4 , and 5,, add blow 6 for A minor 7th ...
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Wayne Yeargain
woolyboolly
Apr 17, 2009 1:56 pm
I'd like to try it Where can I get the sheet music for Ashoken Farewell ? Wayne ... From: Richard DiMaria To: bluegrassharp@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,...
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David & Jackie Naiditch
dnaiditch
Apr 17, 2009 9:50 pm
Wayne, If you like this version of Ashoken Farewell I recorded years ago and want the tab, let me know. http://cdbaby.com/cd/naiditch However I'm playing this...
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hokumsheiks
Apr 19, 2009 12:01 pm
Check the files I've uploaded sheet music with tab for Ashokan Farewell on MM Enjoy Mox http://harmopoint.com...
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rich_ard_harp
Apr 20, 2009 1:13 pm
After playing fiddle tunes on standard Richters and Paddy Richters for a few years I'm considering going with the circular tuning which Seydel offers. I know...
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Mert Baker
mert.baker
Apr 20, 2009 2:43 pm
I used to play a chromatic harp (Hohner super 64). These are basically two harps in one case, one in C & one in C sharp. Two harps, even good ones, are...
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Dennis M. Cooper
the_harmaniac
Apr 20, 2009 6:20 pm
Hi all, I recently joined Reverbnation and uploaded the songs from all three of my albums to a player on my website at http://www.dennis-cooper.com. Have a...
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Bill Skaggs
twohawks_us
Apr 20, 2009 8:00 pm
Good to see you on here Dennis!! Haven't seen you for awhile. You know how rumors get started!!!! Bill...
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robertpcoble
Apr 20, 2009 10:04 pm
... The best expert that comes to mind is David Naiditch. Do a Google search for "David Naiditch chromatic bluegrass" and buy his songs. That should give you...
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Dennis M. Cooper
the_harmaniac
Apr 20, 2009 11:24 pm
Hi Bill, After spending almost three years playing solo shows on the road full-time we've been laying pretty low for a while. It was a lot of fun but it's good...
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robertpcoble
Apr 21, 2009 11:11 am
... Another great musician and teacher is Winslow Yerxa, the author of the "Harmonicas for Dummiies" book (which, BTW, is one of the best books available on...
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rich_ard_harp
Apr 22, 2009 11:38 am
Crazy Bob, It's good to know that others have gone the Seydel Circular route. It seem strange in a way to go to a new tuning. But the way the circular is...
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rich_ard_harp
Apr 22, 2009 11:38 am
A couple of months ago I bought a Seydel harmonica and one of the reeds was flat and another was too tight. Their rep in the United States was very good about...
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speedlad@...
jettingoff
Apr 22, 2009 2:16 pm
I bought 4 a low C which qucikly developed a cracked reed, a cirular c which so far has been fine and sounds good, and e which has problems that I self correct...
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robertpcoble
Apr 22, 2009 3:43 pm
... I have absolutely NO knowledge of WHY the tonic note is on a draw reed. However, I do have a "guess." The hole 1 blow note is the 5th scale degree of the...
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robertpcoble
Apr 22, 2009 3:50 pm
... I have not had a problem with any Seydel harp. The gapping is tighter (closer to the reedplate) than Lee Oskar hrps, which I used to play exclusively (BCT...
