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Today's Topics:
1. R: Re: [Harp-L] Jim Antaki's TurboSlide Harmonica
(fred.brindisi@xxxxxxxxx)
2. Berchtold and Stear acoustic duo... (William Lifford, CP)
3. Re: my new band Los Mighty Calacas (William Lifford, CP)
4. R: RE: Re: [Harp-L] Jim Antaki's TurboSlide Harmonica
(fred.brindisi@xxxxxxxxx)
5. College music program on harmonica? (Chesper Nevins)
6. Re: College music program on harmonica? (George Miklas)
7. U blocking (Tony Stephens)
8. U blocking (Tony Stephens)
9. RE: The 'other' side of Hohner from a satisfied customer
(Hellerman, Steven)
10. harmonica workshop/discussion at Discovery Stage -- Old
Settlers Music Festival -- Saturday, April 21st. (Cara Cooke)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:37:04 +0200 (CEST)
From: "fred.brindisi@xxxxxxxxx" <fred.brindisi@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: R: Re: [Harp-L] Jim Antaki's TurboSlide Harmonica
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Cc: turbodog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, bren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Hi Harmonicas Friends!!
..I hope thats, with the kind support of the Great Brendan Power, the
Genial works of the Professor James "Turbodog" Antaki became a standard
thinks for the harp player..
..I'm start to experiments with the Turboslide Harp more than one yeras
ago ..
and now I play exclusively with thats harps with great joy ..
.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4YuQ73tAhs
Now I try to study differents lay outs of tunings with the Turboslide
magnet
options ... and the best result is with a powerbender lay out..so Thanx
You
again Mr Brendan Power and Mr Antaki!!!
Cheers from Italy!!
federico pellegrini
www.fredbrindisi.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/fredbrindisi?feature=mhee
http://www.facebook.com/fredbrindisi
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:30:03 -0400
From: "William Lifford, CP" <william.lifford@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Berchtold and Stear acoustic duo...
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <4F84ECAB.70006@xxxxxxxxx>
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On 4/9/2012 11:35 PM, Brian Stear wrote:
Tim, thatâ?Ts way cool. I do an acoustic duo, and have a couple of songs
where I play dirty. I hate dragging more stuff just for just that one
tone ( already do mandolin, harp, guitar, porchboard bass, washboard ).
Youâ?Tve solved my dilemma...Thanks!
Brian
http://www.reverbnation.com/berchtoldandstear
Hi Brian, I just listened to the song snippets you have on reverbnation
and I have to say I liked them very much. How does one buy your disc?
I'd like a copy. I'd also really love to hear any bootlegs of your live
shows (I just think that's always where the most magic happens).
Bill Lifford
--
William Lifford, CP Progressive O&P, Inc. 1111 Willis Avenue Albertson,
NY 11507 516-338-8585 www.progoandp.com
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:38:57 -0400
From: "William Lifford, CP" <william.lifford@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] my new band Los Mighty Calacas
To: marcos coll <marcos_coll@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: harp forum <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <4F84EEC1.9050408@xxxxxxxxx>
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On 4/9/2012 9:39 PM, marcos coll wrote:
My new band Los Mighty Calacas........the harp sound is thru a digitech
with the great patches of Richard Hunter....i love them!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRygCK3oh0E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxLOWvP5BO8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMCqtCihU_Y
Marcos, I just had a chance to watch the first clip and that song is
awesome. I love the melodic harp lines in between the vocal parts, then
the bluesier solo. if you have a CD I want a copy. Please let me know
how to get one.
Thanks
Bill Lifford
--
William Lifford, CP Progressive O&P, Inc. 1111 Willis Avenue Albertson,
NY 11507 516-338-8585 www.progoandp.com
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:06:56 +0200 (CEST)
From: "fred.brindisi@xxxxxxxxx" <fred.brindisi@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: R: RE: Re: [Harp-L] Jim Antaki's TurboSlide Harmonica
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Cc: bren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Thanxx Brendan!!You are a Gentleman!!!(..and Super inspirational Man with
Your Job and Musical Talent!!)
..at this moment I don't have played , in a live situation , the
Powerbender Turboslide harp,..probably in the next month with some gig
where I'm concentrate to play only the harmonica ...I can try to play
somethin...
Cheers Fred-federico pellegrini
www.fredbrindisi.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/fredbrindisi?feature=mhee
http://www.facebook.com/fredbrindisi
----Messaggio originale----
Da: bren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Data: 10/04/2012 23.29
A: <fred.brindisi@xxxxxxxxx>, <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <turbodog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Ogg: RE: Re: [Harp-L] Jim Antaki's TurboSlide Harmonica
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-->Thanks Fred, cool sounds! It works well with the PowerBender, because
it has all blows lower than the draws so the TurboSlide works on all 10
holes. Do you have any more videos with the two together? Brendan
PowerWEBSITE: www.brendan-power.comFACEBOOK:
www.facebook.com/tethnikYOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/BrendanPowerMusic From:
fred.brindisi@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:fred.brindisi@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 10 April 2012 16:37
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Cc: bren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; turbodog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: R: Re: [Harp-L] Jim Antaki's TurboSlide Harmonica Hi Harmonicas
Friends!!
..I hope thats, with the kind support of the Great Brendan Power, the
Genial works of the Professor James "Turbodog" Antaki became a standard
thinks for the harp player..
..I'm start to experiments with the Turboslide Harp more than one yeras
ago ..
and now I play exclusively with thats harps with great joy ..
.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4YuQ73tAhs
Now I try to study differents lay outs of tunings with the Turboslide
magnet
options ... and the best result is with a powerbender lay out..so Thanx
You
again Mr Brendan Power and Mr Antaki!!!
Cheers from Italy!!
federico pellegrini
www.fredbrindisi.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/fredbrindisi?feature=mhee
http://www.facebook.com/fredbrindisi
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:19:25 -0400
From: Chesper Nevins <chespernevins@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] College music program on harmonica?
To: h-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Is there a college level music degree program in the USA (or anywhere
else) where the student can enroll as a harmonica or accordion major?
Thanks,
Jason
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:51:00 -0400
From: George Miklas <harmonicat@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] College music program on harmonica?
To: Chesper Nevins <chespernevins@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: h-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Back in the early 1980s, there was an article about a girl (name escapes
my
memory) who was supposed to be declared a harmonica major at Mercer
University, in Macon Georgia. I was in high school then, and contacted
the
music chair at Macon University. The chair told me that the girl was not
a
harmonica major, although she played the harmonica, but she was a flute
major.
I am seeking to find a college that wants to expand their offerings to
include harmonica study. When I find that college, my resume to teach
will
be expedited along with my daughter's student application.
THINK HARMONICA !!!!!
--
George Miklas, Harmonica Performing Artist and
Entertainer<http://harmonicagallery.com/>
John Philip Sousa's THE HARMONICA WIZARD
MARCH<http://harmonicagallery.com/sousa>
Harmonica Repair Done Right by George <http://harmonicagallery.com/repair>
Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the
Harmonica<http://spah.org/>
On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Chesper Nevins
<chespernevins@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
Is there a college level music degree program in the USA (or anywhere
else) where the student can enroll as a harmonica or accordion major?
Thanks,
Jason
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:53:54 -0400
From: Tony Stephens <tnysteph@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] U blocking
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
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Does anyone know of a YouTube video on playing this way? If so I would
like to see it. Thanks
Sent from my iPhone
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:51:14 -0400
From: Tony Stephens <tnysteph@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] U blocking
To: "harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <CE95E0A6-548C-49A3-A859-A868D097FD25@xxxxxxxxx>
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Does anyone know of a YouTube video on this way of playing. I would like
to see it. Thanks
Sent from my iPhone
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:23:17 -0700
From: "Hellerman, Steven" <shellerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] RE: The 'other' side of Hohner from a satisfied
customer
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
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<E9A027BEC0A6694D91A7D44D1086C53C0672E1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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When I first started playing about ten years ago, the folks at Hohner in
Virginia were extremely helpful. They would only charge for shipping to
repair a harp that had a bad reed from either being defective
out-of-the-box or (not unusual for a relative beginner) blown out too
soon by me. However, at some point maybe seven or eight years ago they
stopped doing that and now charge almost as much as it costs brand new
to repair a harp. Bummer.
From: David Payne <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Harp L Harp L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Subject: Re: The 'other' side of Hohner from a
satisfied customer
Everybody from Hohner was always nice to me. I always liked Sissy, Bill
and I did enjoy meeting Steve, etc.
One interesting thing though from my little stint on the sinking ship
Harrison Harmonicas.
Suzuki was very kind to us and treated us with respect. Seydel was very
kind to us and treated us with respect, especially CEO Lars, who had all
these encouraging words to say to us.
One day we start getting these calls... calls from every single endorser
listed on our Web site. Each one of them said they'd gotten a call from
Hohner offering them an endorsement deal if they'd drop their Harrison
endorsement and endorse Hohner.
Maybe it wasn't actually Hohner's call. Maybe this was just Hohner doing
what it was told to do by the Taiwanese company that owns it. I really
don't know. I'm not casting blame, just relaying a story. I suppose it's
all business. But I do remember who was nice and genuine and who the
giant was that made a move to strip ALL endorsees from a struggling
young company. That's all in the past, of course, but those things stick
with you. Hard to forget.
David
www.elkriverharmonicas.com
________________________________
From: Cara Cooke <cyberharp@xxxxxxxxx>
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Subject: Re: The 'other' side of Hohner from a
satisfied customer
It does seem to be getting to be a bit much. I agree. If it weren't
for
Hohner's stable business practices and marketing strategy, many of us
would
have never had a harmonica to play. For decades, Hohner was the only
brand
of harmonica available in certain parts of this country. They can be
slow
to adopt new ideas, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they aren't
listening. In this competitive market, they must listen or they will
not
survive. So far, they are surviving, so there must be good customer
service and products being obtained by at least as many as those who
have
felt they received poor customer service and products -- probably more,
since this community is pretty vocal when it is dissatisfied and it is
not
disconnected.
Personally, I think that most of the major manufacturers are doing a
pretty
good job on their products. Any that do not, will not last in
a
competitive market. I am glad that we have the choices we do. And I am
grateful that Hohner, Seydel, and Suzuki have been such ardent
supporters
of SPAH. I don't see all of the manufacturers at the convention every
year, but these three seem to have a presence of some sort at each
convention -- even with customer repair service, when it is available.
I
feel they are all laudable for their attention to their customers while
the
convention is going on.
Cara
.
On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 6:46 PM, <EGS1217@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Come on, guys. This is getting a bit 'much', don't you think?
You go from a couple of instances of customer disgruntledness to them
'despising' their customers?
I'm sorry --but my brain doesn't make that leap--especially not from
the
Company which is THE Gold supporter of SPAH, showing up every year to
be
there for every attendee; donates so many items for the Raffle,
provides
people such as the inimitable Sissi Jones (before her recent
retirement)
--but
who'll always be associated with Hohner and a nicer human being
simply
hasn't lived -- who'd sit for hours working on ANYone and EVERYone's
harmonicas
with absolute patience and brilliance, year in and year out purely
for
'customer relations'.
Every other person I've met personally who's been a Hohner Rep has
been
nothing but gentlemanly and very nice as well--from Steve Baker and
Andy
Garrigue - the latter responding to a post I'd written on harp-l once
to
continue the discussion offlist. One of the nicest emails from a
relative
stranger I've ever
gotten.
They make harmonicas, guitars, accordions and melodicas for the WORLD,
and
I can pretty much guarantee (from past posts and articles I've read by
both
Sissi and Steve), that Hohner does listen to the input from the
harmonica
players here as well as elsewhere around the Globe. Why else the new
kit
and excellent series of YouTube videos recently issued?
C01 _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7Dc3ssh_bM_
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7Dc3ssh_bM)
C02 _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDjJIluEX-g
_ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDjJIluEX-g)
C02.1 _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ju0FOZcCU4_
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ju0FOZcCU4)
C03 _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c9MUfhZWJM_
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c9MUfhZWJM)
C04 _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMlGCMwU8Ko_
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMlGCMwU8Ko)
C05 _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12cdfpp2Sg0_
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12cdfpp2Sg0)
C06 _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9-31j2nPgE_
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9-31j2nPgE)
C07 _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfC9OPmhyuU_
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfC9OPmhyuU)
C08 _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fVReyQfwA8_
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fVReyQfwA8)
C08.1 _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMj9e853zIM_
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMj9e853zIM)
I find it so frustrating when the usual grumblings and a couple of
complaints suddenly morph into a major to-do. It's 'deja vu all over
again'.
Go online --look at ANY
PRODUCT and you'll find a list of complaints. Does
this mean every company 'despises' its customers?
No. It means there are people behind each Corporation who are as
flawed
and human as we all are, still working hard to turn out as good a
product
as
possible--in fact MANY different products in Hohner's case. From my
personal viewpoint I see people who take pride in their company. I
haven't
yet met
a perfect human being though..nor a perfect harmonica - well, maybe
the
Renny. But that cost $3,500 when Bobbie and Douglas were making them.
Since I
don't pay a fraction of that for mine, I accept that there are certain
issues I will have to live with or learn how to fix and tweak, just
as I
accept
issues with nearly every other product I own. In fact most of my
electronic equipment is far
newer than my chromatics.
For those who might not have watched this: You might be interested in
a
glimpse of Hohner 'in action'
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kREJT8nHME&feature=relmfu_
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kREJT8nHME&feature=relmfu)
Does this SERIOUSLY look like a company which 'despises' its
customers?
Smokey -- you might be interested in the comment left here by a player
I
know
you personally admire: Marcelo Batista.
Elizabeth
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:44:51 -0500
From: Cara Cooke <cyberharp@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] harmonica workshop/discussion at Discovery Stage --
Old Settlers Music Festival -- Saturday, April 21st.
To: harp-l <Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx>
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This year's harmonica workshop at Old Settlers Music Festival (
www.oldsettlersmusicfest.org) will be at 11am on the Discovery Stage --
Saturday, April 21st. There is always a good line up for the festival, so
check it out if you are interested in the festival.
At this time, the workshop is scheduled to have Dale Spalding, Lonnie Joe
Howell, and myself on the stage -- with experience and expertise running
through most of the music genres. If necessary, we can continue the
discussion off-stage, if we run out of time on stage.
Cara
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