RE: [Harp-L] Looking for a good overblow harp

["Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bold? Resoundingly yes. True?  Absolutely.  Like anything else, ya
get what you pay for.


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>---- Original Message ----
>From: eneumann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, blork@xxxxxxxxxxx, harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Looking for a good overblow harp
>Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 16:10:59 -0500
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>>Chris, 
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>>That seems like a pretty bold statement to me. It's likely that the
>>findings are too subjective and the variables far too great to
>qualify
>>such a suggestion that every customized harmonica under $100 are not
>>"good". Perhaps at your personal level this is the case.
>>
>>Opinions are like that though.
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>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx 
>>>[mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Michalek
>>>Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 4:02 PM
>>>To: blork@xxxxxxxxxxx; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Looking for a good overblow harp
>>>
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>>>There are no good custimized harps for under $100.  Your best 
>>>bet is to go through Jimmy Gordon.  www.customharmonicas.com 
>>>If you are going the custom harp route you need to use a guy 
>>>that can actually overblow with proficiency. 
>>>
>>>Your other option is to learn to set them up yourself.
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>>>Good Luck
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>>>>---- Original Message ----
>>>>From: blork@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>>Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Looking for a good overblow harp
>>>>Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2004 16:23:35 -0400
>>>>
>>>>>Hey list.
>>>>>    I've recently took up overblow/drawing and am looking for a
>harp
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>>>>>that will make this learning process much easier.  I'm only a new
>>>>player
>>>>>to the harp(1 year) but i've decided that I want to know how to
>>>>overblow
>>>>>from the begining, so that this effect eventually will hopefully
>>>>become
>>>>>as second nature at a note bend.  I know this is a strange
>approach
>>>>to
>>>>>learning harp, but i've already learned to overblow and this
>method
>>>>>makes sense to me with alot of the new work happening in harp
>music.
>>>>>    Well anyway as I said i'm looking for a great overblow harp. 
>>>>I've
>>>>>owned Lee oskars(horrible for OB), Vintage 1923(great instrument
>but
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>>>>>hard to tame overblows on), and a special 20, my current overblow
>>>>harp
>>>>>of choice.
>>>>>    I'm willing to put some good money into either a customized
>>>>>harp(below 100 dollars) or into another kind of stock harp.  I've
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>>>>>learned to gap reeds a bit, but I just don't have the skills to
>yet 
>>>>>adjust harps on my own so i'll have to keep on learning.
>>>>>    As an additional note I've read rumours on this board of a
>new
>>>>OB
>>>>>friendly marine band hitting the market, if this is the case does
>>>>anyone
>>>>>know when?  If the eta is definite is could be quite awhile...
>Thanks
>>>>>
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Chris Michalek
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