Re: [Harp-L] Sound of Hohner (was Hering harp comment): couldbeHohnerApology

["Mike and Beverly Rogers" <mbrogers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

What has helped me to get away from forceful playing, and wearing out reeds,
is my switch to custom harps.  My customs will choke, if I play them too
hard, so I've learned to be gentle and am getting the same results for
volume, without destroying the reeds.  Consequently, my technique is giving
longer life to my stock harps.  Bullfrog
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "ben bouman" <fitgo@xxxxxxxxxx>; <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Sound of Hohner (was Hering harp comment):
couldbeHohnerApology


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "ben bouman" <fitgo@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Nicolas Fouquet" <bbhcfr@xxxxxxxx>; <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 7:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Sound of Hohner (was Hering harp comment): could
> beHohnerApology
>
>
> > Hi Froggy
> >
> > Well, I've customized a few Hering 1923 and the players who use these
> > harps
> > will not completely agree with you.
> > There is a slight difference in sound but the moment you start
> > cupping/using
> > hand effects/tongueblock/vamping....etc, in a double-blind test no
> > harpplayer will be able to tell me which harp was played.
> > Isn't it sometimes a mind over matter thing..you hear what you wan to
> > hear?
> > and...customizing(embossing/tipscooping/chamfering etc) SEEMS to
brighten
> > the sound a little..??!!
> >
> > There are a lot of players who have THE SOUND...no matter which brand of
> > harp they play.
> > These players are able to play from their heart and that's (for me) THE
> > SOUND!
>
> Hi Ben,
> I absolutely agree here. The side vent holes on the covers of the Hering
> 1923 Vintage Harps, much like the Marine Bands was to make them louder and
> brighter, and this will make the instrument more sensitive to how you hold
> the instrument. If it's too bright, get some micropore tape and cover the
> side vents and then you won't hear as much of the brightness. A good
player
> will always sound good no matter what they're using. I've found these to
> last longer than the present day Marine Band, but before I started playing
> them, I has already KNEW right upfront that ANY harp using a thicker reed
> plate will be playing much louder and more aggressively than the standard
> thickness of about 0.90mm (give or take a few) that's on most diatonic
> harmonicas, and thus extra stress is placed on the reeda if you tend to
play
> VERY hard ALL the time, and ANY player who plays this way will ALWAYS blow
> out ANY brand of harmonica real quick no matter what, the players who are
> the most guilty of this usually have ZERO clue about it or refuse to admit
> it. Just like some people can make any car last over 10 years in excellent
> running condition of the EXACT same model car as someone else is going to
> beat on it and it's already broken down in 2 years, with the factor that
> they BOTH bought them brand new at the same time!!!! Think about it!!!
>
> Sincerely,
> Barbeque Bob Maglinte
> Boston, MA
> http://www.barbequebob.com
> MP3's: http://music.mp3lizard.com/barbequebob/
>
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