Re: [Harp-L] Re: Hohner Thunderbird low F#

[Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>]

I've got a Special 20 Low F#.
Michael Rubin
Michaelrubinharmonica.com

On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 8:19 PM, Grant Dermody <gdermody@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I play a custom low F#.
> I play with a guy who sings a lot of tunes in Db. It works great and some
> of the sweet crooner tunes.
> All the best
> Grant Dermody
>
> On Mar 5, 2013, at 3:11 PM, Mick Zaklan <mzaklan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   Steve Baker says nobody would buy a low F# harp.  I would in a second; I
> use that harp to play in Bb (5th position).  I got tired of waiting for
> Hohner's low Thunderbird harps and went to Seydel for my F#.  Anybody who
> works with horn players would find an F# useful and not just for 5th
> position work.  Plus, over the years I've run into recordings, turntables,
> and tape players that have been a 1/2 step off.  Recordings that I've
> wanted to play along with.  If you are going to make low pitched harps, you
> may as well make them all.
>   On the other hand, I told Brad Harrison that I was only interested in
> buying a low F and F#  from him.  He assured me that he intended to get
> around to making them later.  Fortunately he never did, because I would
> have placed that order and we all know how it would have turned out.
>
> Mick Zaklan
>