Re: [Harp-L] Bach & Ballad from Koei Tanaka on the SUB30 UltraBend

[Emile Damico <oatss_oatflakes@xxxxxxxxx>]

I've said this many times before that the note quality of bend and overblows of the ten hole don't make it for the most part as a classical instrument.
In the music world the criticism would be about the note quality also the lack of ornamentation in the Bach. I think the Chromatic is
better choice.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4pn2bHp3Vk

The "Days of Wine and Rose" fares a little better but with the same note quality problems but I think in Jazz you could get it past.
This might not be true so much in a ballad. I think the Chromatic is still a better choice on this also.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtV7Xxqi4fQ

I know people will say their two different instruments but I think the world sees them as harmonicas. We can all say  but it's a ten whole and it's great for
that instrument. In world values the judgement will be different and I've had other musicians comment about the note qualities.

l think it was great try by the player not to take anything away from his stellar skills. 

Emile





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 From: Steve Shaw <moorcot@xxxxxxx>
To: harp-l harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 4:47 AM
Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Bach & Ballad from Koei Tanaka on the SUB30 UltraBend
 


> Many of you will know Japanese harmonica ace Koei Tanaka from his stellar
> performance at the Sacramento SPAH festival. In addition to his jazz
> chromatic and overblow diatonic skills, he's now playing the new Suzuki
> UltraBend to a very high level. Check out these two beautiful videos:
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> THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeNexBQ7u3k
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> BACH: AIR ON A G STRING
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du33p0jOsY4
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> Enjoy!
Just me and my personal sense of taste, I suppose, but, though I admire the guy's superb tone and technique, I found that the Bach made excruciating listening.All that swooping and bending, often taking what seemed to be an interminable time to actually reach the pitch of the note, etc... Yikes!  :-(