Re: [Harp-L] custom harps



At 14:33 14/09/2004, you wrote:
Douglas Tate wrote:
> This is strange... for once I have to disagree with Tim... not in
> what he says but in what he implies.

I'm sorry, I didn not mean to imply (although clearly I did) that
customized harmonicas were suitable only for those who wished to
perform at a level beyond the way the instrument designed to be
played.  In fact, I built a business by providing a better out-of-
the-box experience for players who were just tired of disappointing
or inconsistent stock diatonic harmonicas.

So I give you an Ad opportunity :))) I well know of what you do Tim... and you know THAT too.


I would argue that the process of "customisation" (whether spelt
with an 's' or a 'z') involves tailoring the instrument to the
players needs.

I will fight you to the death, Sir, to keep both my British accent AND my quirky spelling. Whereas I agree that the Americanisation of spelling has helped with making comprehensive English easier to write I love the spelling I grew up with. I am, however willing to accept that there is at least one tea, in leaf form, apparently grown in the USA which is drinkable, unlike the many teas which have spices and fruits and who knows what added to them to disguise the taste of the teabag. Find me some decent bread and chesse which tastes like cheese I I will be a happy person.


Hey, what you said after that about tailoring... smack on, Old Boy.

 In some cases the player is capable of describing
those needs in detail, in many other cases the player's needs must
be inferred from listening to what they expect from their
instrument.

Or listening to them play.


Not taking the player's needs into consideration is
certainly modification and perhaps improvement of the instrument, but not customization.

Exactly.


  Customization for some players needs can
include improvements to the instrument which make certain advanced
techniques possible.

Yes.
I would go one step further and say that the good customiser takes the harmonica further than the player can go at the moment and helps to guide that person into ways of playing that maybe they haven't got to yet. That is what Bobbie and I try and do.


> However, the well set up harp... can one REALLY argue against this
> being something to aim to have??

Certainly not me!

I LOVE rhetorical questions that get answered :))


Keep up the excellent work Tim.

Douglas t






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