Hello there mr Antaki, Good to see you're still around... I remember you once send me that article on the embouchure research which was very interesting...
Hello there. For the past week or so I've becoming rather disillusioned with my blues playing (short harp), bored of it. Remembering that I've been playing...
... blues ... playing JI ... SBS, 5 of ... yet and ... enjoying ... very ... theres no ... that will ... chords at the ... its smooth, ... I use ... then ... ...
Gidday! Well first I don't like just tunings that much because of the out of tune 5 draw mainly .I love the rich chords but it is possible to tune them sweeter...
Neil Graham
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Jul 3, 2002 2:08 am
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Hi Everyone! I recently ordered a fully customized, quite expensive chromatic from the U.K. It plays excellently and I'm very happy with it overall. However,...
Hi everyone. My apologies for accidently sending a private email (previous post)to this list.It was for "G" Neil...
Neil Graham
neilg@...
Jul 3, 2002 7:30 pm
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Hello Joe, Just a question... surely the customiser who made this lovely instrument would be willing to correct the problem for you? In my opinion it might be...
Hello all a month ago I attended a Howard Levy workshop. Howard said he doesn't like Special 20's because of the mouthpiece that sticks out; the distance from...
Ludo Beckers
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Jul 4, 2002 10:08 am
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... that ... good ... Hi It is really a difference. I think not for response ... but for playing overblow. Try to play the same Harp with wide mouthpiece and...
Hey there! Just to let Harp On! members know that I've just updated Harp On! Harmonica Resources website http://www.angelfire.com/music/harmonica I have added...
NHL - Blue Saturday - Saturday 20th July A day of diatonic blues harmonica workshops for beginners and intermediate players followed by an evening jam with a...
I hope I'm not speaking out of turn me being a diatonic specialist and all.But it sounds like the old sticky windsaver trick and maybe you just need to warm...
Neil Graham
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Jul 4, 2002 6:47 pm
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SPAH 2002 ... Holiday Inn, Worthington, Columbus, Ohio ... 13-17th August 2002 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If you would like to...
Douglas Tate
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Jul 5, 2002 7:04 am
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Hi Gerald When you say: <It is really a difference. <I think not for response ... but for playing overblow. isn't that contradictory? I mean, overblow has a...
Ludo Beckers
lazylew@...
Jul 5, 2002 10:45 am
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... Funny, because a number of "overblowers" enjoy Golden Melodies... with the plastic mouthpiece. I thought Levy used these before Filisko sold his...
When I interviewed Howard in 1993, his box was filled with Golden Melodies. The GM comb is plastic, but it does not extend forward of the coverplates to make...
May I say in response to this lucid email .... D'OH! ... G ... From: John Thaden <jjthaden@...> To: <harpon@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, July 06,...
... Reed response is not always the best, if you are forced to gap some reed´s near the reedplate so that they choke. May be there is another position that...
I think the need for different resonant systems may be what Gerald is trying to articulate: <> Gerald writes: << I am talking about the complete volume mouth...
Spschndr@...
Jul 6, 2002 2:26 am
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... Hi, Gerald. I've noticed this too, that when the covers are off they overblow so much better. I've thought that it might a result of be my upper lip ...
... so ... lip ... Hi Willy, Now I don't hardly do overblows by choice, however, the cover plates DO have an enormous affect to the sound. All harps as a...
I must say I never really noticed any difference, but now that you saying that there is a big difference I am going to try. I am going to open up a set of MK...
For anyone interested, I have assembled several harmonica-related newspaper cartoons into one page for all to see. This does of course include both the "Pete...
Harmonica Festival 2002 "Harmonika-Live" 20th to 22nd September 2002 Klingenthal, Germany This is the second annual festival to be held in the home town of...
I thought I sent this to Harp On! together with the other forums, but it doesn't show up in my copy. If it is a double, I apologize. Danny [Non-text portions...
OK - I admit to my old age syndrome - forgot to include the URL It's at: http://www.bassharp.com/harptoon.htm Sorry 'bout that. Danny [Non-text portions of...
Against my better judgement, I had loaded the entire collection onto one page, making it difficult to download. I apologize for any frustration caused by this....
... Danny--no need to apologize for a gift. Lynn Johnston has always had the ability to bring a tear to my eye, and this series was no exception--#3 put me...
Bill Price
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Jul 7, 2002 3:18 am
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Hello all Thanks for the posts. I posted the question also to Chris Michalek since he knows Howard very well. If you're interested, here's his answer: He never...