Re: [Harp-L] The Return of the Harmonica - essential reading

[Arnold Cazemier <a.cazemier@xxxxxx>]

Thanks, that was very informative and fun to read. 


However, there is one thing that puzzles me, 
how can Hohner bring out a *Blues* Harp in the 
sixties (see http://www.patmissin.com/ffaq/q9.html) 
while in the seventies they say things like: 


" 
>?What are all these black people in America, 
>these rock-?n?-roll guys, what on earth are 
>they doing with our harmonicas??? 
>As Baker got to know the company better, 
>he realized Hohner was especially out of 
>touch with the kind of music he loved. 
>For them, harmonica music was trios and 
>classical music, with harmonica arrangements 
>written for the violin parts. ?They thought 
>the stuff people like me played?blues and 
>rock ?n? roll?was horrible. At the time, 
>they didn?t understand it, so they had no 
>respect for it.? 
" (From the articicle in Tony's link) 


?? 

Arnold 



Op Sat, 11 Jul 2015 13:46:49 +1000 schreef Tony Eyers:

>Just read "The Return of the Harmonica", from the Cratfmanship.net site. 
>You can see the article at 
>http://craftsmanship.net/the-return-of-the-harmonica/
>
>Essential reading for all of us, and shows the debt we owe to Steve 
>Baker, Joe Filisko and Richard Sleigh for restoring Hohner quality.
>
>It could easily have gone down the drain, and almost did.
>----------
>Tony Eyers
>Australia
>www.HarmonicaAcademy.com
>everyone plays...