Re: [Harp-L] Buddha (Chris M.) custom harps

["Zvi Aranoff" <zviaranoff@xxxxxxxxx>]

I concur, every word. What a awesome harp!!

2008/10/31 Mike Fugazzi <mfugazzi67@xxxxxxxxx>

> Recently, I formed my own band and decided it was time to treat myself
>  to one of Buddha's harps.  I've had the opportunity to try a couple of
> Filisko harps, as well as a few more that were built from members of
> the Filisko guild.  Further, I've ordered harps from several of the
> customizers who have participated on Harp-l and the like.  Buddha's (Chris
> M.) harp
> is the BEST harp I've ever played....period!
>
> Chris's price-point and extremely short turn over time is unmatched by
> anybody.  Don't get me wrong, those other harps from customizers have been a
> treat to play, but the real top end stuff runs up to $350!  Not only that,
> you have to get on a waiting list and spend months to years to get the harp
> in your hands.
>
> Anything from the Filisko guild is out of this world, and Chris's work is
> equally good... to say the least! What he hit dead on, and what the other
> harps I've tried often lacked, was the ability to play traditional bends and
> overblows without any kinks.  In my experience, if a custom harp has been
> set up to overblow, it will sometimes choke or feel tight when playing with
> a more traditional blues feel.  Chris
> is an advanced player that knows exactly what a harp needs to help a player
> reach his or her maximum potential on the insturment.
>
> On the Buddha harp I can easily hit a bend or overblow...heck, I can even
> bend the overblows.  I've even been able to hit some of the overblows and
> draws that I have never been able to nail on my other harps.  In a blues
> context, all my chording and tongue blocking, and bends have been smooth.  I
> don't have to switch harps based on the context of what I am playing.
>
> I can't say enough about the quality of this harp.  There comes a point
> where a harp can limit good technique.  Nothing stinks worse then having
> your insturment fail you.  I have no worries about that on this harp.  This
> harp is worth every penny and I have every intention of buying more!!!
>
>
>  Mike Fugazzi
> Vocals/Harmonica
> "The Mike Fugazzi Band"
> http://www.myspace.com/mikefugazzi
> http://www.youtube.com/user/mikefugazzi
>
>
> "Music should be healing; music should uplift the soul; music should
> inspire. There is no better way of getting closer to God, of rising higher
> towards the spirit, of attaining spiritual perfection than music, if only it
> is rightly understood."
> -Hazrat Inayat Khan
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