Re: harp-l-digest V10 #39

["michael morris" <michael_morris425@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

As another novice,maybe I can share my opinion with you. Until last year I 
played only Hohner Blues Harp.After some posts about saliva corrupting the 
wood combs I decided to buy a SP.The tone actually seems to be a little 
better on the SP 20's, as opposed to the Blues Harp.But unless you have a 
problem with saliva, which I don't,then the marine band will probably 
suffice.

I did pick up a Golden Melody Bb over the holidays. These guys are right. 
The overblows are much easier to play.

My next stop is doing some of my own reed-gapping.If anyone knows of any 
good articles, your help will be greatly appreciated.

Mike Morris






>From: "ian osborn" <arctos_@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: harp-l-digest V10 #39
>Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 05:05:20 +0000
>
>
>hey all
>this post is so true on many levels... i hate not being able to test an 
>instrument, but i realize due to hygiene why this is... i play a hohner 
>marine band, and would like to try sp20's or LO's but would basically have 
>to buy one to try it... which leads me to a good question, is there that 
>much noticeable difference for a novice in feeling the difference between 
>wood and plastic... my first harp was a cheap plastic one( comes with a 
>book kind) before i bought the MB's... as for finding the harp in the 
>mainstream, only blues traveller has any pull right now, and they are still 
>in the cult/word of mouth fan base category like phish or dave matthews 
>band, although DMB has become popular in the last year or two, getting some 
>radio play... i wish, like someone posted once, that someone with some star 
>power played the harp, might bring in up to the level of guitar status with 
>the younger musicians...  we don't like being big, obvious posers like 
>guitarists lol :) besides, harp players are a mysterious, tight knit 
>group,which we all kind of like, right???? ...anyway, i'm rambling on,
>ian
>
>Good luck!
>As we all know or may not, about the retail music stores:
>Harmonica is an accessory, not an instrument.
>This is due to price, popularity(or lack thereof), small numbers of truly
>accomplished players and the personal hygiene issues of testing in the
>stores.
>Harmonica is a very underground instrument because of how difficult it can
>really be to play well and its mysterious nature to other musicians. To me
>the saddest part is that one cannot listen to 30 minutes of TV or radio
>without hearing our favorite instrument, try to find ONE tune in this weeks
>Billboard Hot 100 with harmonica on it. If you do find that tune, I would
>bet that it would be something along the lines of the "accessory" type
>playing of morrisette, dylan, young etc.
>
>Keep on keepin on...
>Michael Peloquin
>
>
>
>Good luck!
>As we all know or may not, about the retail music stores:
>Harmonica is an accessory, not an instrument.
>This is due to price, popularity(or lack thereof), small numbers of truly
>accomplished players and the personal hygiene issues of testing in the
>stores.
>Harmonica is a very underground instrument because of how difficult it can
>really be to play well and its mysterious nature to other musicians. To me
>the saddest part is that one cannot listen to 30 minutes of TV or radio
>without hearing our favorite instrument, try to find ONE tune in this weeks
>Billboard Hot 100 with harmonica on it. If you do find that tune, I would
>bet that it would be something along the lines of the "accessory" type
>playing of morrisette, dylan, young etc.
>
>Keep on keepin on...
>Michael Peloquin
>
>
>
>
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