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Today's Topics:
1. I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say (M. N.)
2. Digital Delay setting (Eric Garcia)
3. Re: BHF 2006 Date Confusion (BassHarp)
4. RE: Digital Delay setting (Chris Michalek)
5. welcome (John Frazer)
6. Re: Harp-L Digest, Vol 27, Issue 16 (BradKava@xxxxxxx)
7. Subject: Bruce Willis - Harmonica player and non-SPAH
attendee (EGS1217@xxxxxxx)
8. RE: Digital Delay setting (shrimpdaddy@xxxxxxxxx)
9. XB-40 question about Low Keys (samblancato)
10. Re: Willis (harpgawd@xxxxxxxxx)
11. Re: Willis (Joel Fritz)
12. New Zealand: harp dealers? (Steve Shaw)
13. Re: BHF 2006 Date Confusion (BassHarp)
14. Rob Papparozzi (Jerl Welch)
15. Subject: Preventing hearing loss...From Prevention.com
(EGS1217@xxxxxxx)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:23:35 -0500
From: "M. N." <mnessmith@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <BAY104-F31B0C9AFDA057CA6B2E49EB1590@xxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
Can someone post the complete lyrics to Dr. John's version of "I
Thought I
Heard Buddy Bolden Say"? It's the version on his Goin' Back To New
Orleans
CD that he sings with Danny Barker.
Thanks,
MN
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:43:07 -0500
From: "Eric Garcia" <ericgar85@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Digital Delay setting
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <BAY17-F2511F9219E2D54E9A7ABBCAB590@xxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
i just picked up a Boss DD-5 digital delay petal for super-cheap.
i play with a rock band and i'm trying to get a real thick sound
without
sounding too synthetic. those guys get loud and sometime i just need to
punch through.
i can't get it where i want it,, can anyone give me a
good setting???
thanks.
eric in miami
www.kingbeehive.com
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 09:10:14 -0500
From: BassHarp <bassharp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Re: BHF 2006 Date Confusion
To: Harp-L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>, Jack Ely <jely2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, PT
Gazell <pt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <4374A646.8010809@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
I have been advised that the correct date for the Buckeye Harmonica
Festival is in fact April 4-6, 2006. Corrections have been made on the
Harpers' International Giglist, now online. Thanks to all who advised.
Danny
--
BassHarp
PO Box 5061
Hudson, FL 34674-5061
http://www.bassharp.com/bh_itin.htm
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:26:13 -0600
From: "Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Digital Delay setting
To: ericgar85@xxxxxxxxxxx, harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <380-2200511511142613467@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
The digital delay isn't so great for tone thickening. There are
useful applications for it ie; ambient echos in the slow song.
If you're looking a for a decent delay the Line 6 Echo Park is very
good. It has a tape delay effect, analouge delay effect and dig
delay. The analogue delays sound very close to my DM-2 which is
considered by many to be the holy grail of delay pedals.
I like the echo park unit and have been using it with the tape delay
effect for the past 6 weeks or so. I got mine on ebay for $68.
---- Original Message ----
From: ericgar85@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Digital Delay setting
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:43:07 -0500
i just picked up a Boss DD-5 digital delay petal for super-cheap.
i play with a rock band and i'm trying to get a real thick sound
without
sounding too synthetic. those guys get loud and sometime i just need
to
punch through.
i can't get it where i want it,, can anyone give me a
good setting???
thanks.
eric in miami
www.kingbeehive.com
_______________________________________________
Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH, http://www.spah.org
Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx
http://harp-l.org/mailman/listinfo/harp-l
Chris Michalek
www.michalekstrone.com
CD Available
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/michalekstrone
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:09:03 -0800
From: John Frazer <jfrazer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] welcome
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <BF9A021F.945F%jfrazer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
Message: 5
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 17:49:27 +1300
From: Nate Taiapa <huffa.puffa@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Wanting to post
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID:
<1ee743f30511102049r22e3e70bk2c2bd4e584741e2b@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Hi, not sure what I'm supposed to say in this email other than I'm
interested in posting on harp-l.
Cheers,
Nate
You just did, Nate.
hj
http://www.myspace.com/harmonicajohns
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:45:19 EST
From: BradKava@xxxxxxx
Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Harp-L Digest, Vol 27, Issue 16
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <fc.204056d2.30a6249f@xxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
sorry, i was just talking about myself in the nerd catagory....i spend
half
my day reading this stuff...the rest of you probably have lives
brad
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 13:36:33 EST
From: EGS1217@xxxxxxx
Subject: [Harp-L] Subject: Bruce Willis - Harmonica player and
non-SPAH attendee
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <75.51829f3c.30a63eb1@xxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Just for the record:
"E HARMONICA
Bruce Willis
Born: _March 19_ (http://www.eharmonica.net/march.htm) , 1955 â??
Germany
Actor
Before embarking on his career as an actor, Bruce Willis played
saxophone
and harmonica in an R&B band called Loose Goose. He returned to music
for a
brief time in 1987 with a couple of Soul / Blues albums where he sang
and played
harmonica. He has also guest starred on albums by Brian Setzer and
Robert
Kraft.
Discography:
1987 â?? The Return Of Bruno, Razor & Tie
1989 â?? If It Donâ??t Kill You, It Just Makes You Stronger, Motown
2000 â?? Millenium Series, Polygram
Also Appears On:
Robert Kraft â?? Quake City
Brian Setzer â?? Live Nude Guitars
For more information see _"The Encyclopedia of the Harmonica"_
(http://www.eharmonica.net/
The%20Encyclopedia%20of%20the%20Harmonica.htm) By Peter
Krampert."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Further, this ludicrous
Nyah-nyah
thread about who could or couldn't have gotten him for SPAH is
reaching a new
low. The reality is Bruce Willis' celebrity raises security issues
wherever
he travels and anyone not recognizing that fact is wearing blinders;
SPAH
could have ended up being overrun by Paparazzi (as he well knows)and
perhaps he
doesn't consider himself skilled enough on the harmonica to be "guest
harmonica star" at a SPAH convention. Further, to show up as an
attendee could (in
his experience) encourage other attendees to focus their cameras and
attention on him...he does not know just how cool most attendees
would be - "most"
being the operative word, since there will always be one who could
ruin it.
Since none of us have walked in his shoes, to carp at one person for
not having
"gotten Bruce Willis" for SPAH is becoming exceedingly childish,
IMHO.
Elizabeth
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:44:26 -0500
From: shrimpdaddy@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Digital Delay setting
To: "Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
ericgar85@xxxxxxxxxxx, harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <437502aa.112.726b.22359@xxxxxxxxx>
I just bought one exactly like this and trying to use it with my
bassman RI however when i tongue slap it makes a
horrible sound almost making the speaker sound blown which is what i
thougt at first but when i unplugged the pedal it
was fine I am wondering what sort of setting i should be using to get
a nice slap back. Does anyone out there use one
of these and if so can you offer some suggestion.
here is one available on ebay if you are unsure of what it looks like.
http://cgi.ebay.com/MXR-ANALOG-DELAY-MINT-COND-
NR_W0QQitemZ7363764194QQcategoryZ1287QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
thanks
The digital delay isn't so great for tone thickening. There are
useful applications for it ie; ambient echos in the slow song.
If you're looking a for a decent delay the Line 6 Echo Park is very
good. It has a tape delay effect, analouge delay effect and dig
delay. The analogue delays sound very close to my DM-2 which is
considered by many to be the holy grail of delay pedals.
I like the echo park unit and have been using it with the tape delay
effect for the past 6 weeks or so. I got mine on ebay for $68.
---- Original Message ----
From: ericgar85@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Digital Delay setting
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:43:07 -0500
i just picked up a Boss DD-5 digital delay petal for super-cheap.
i play with a rock band and i'm trying to get a real thick sound
without
sounding too synthetic. those guys get loud and sometime i just need
to
punch through.
i can't get it where i want it,, can anyone give me a
good setting???
thanks.
eric in miami
www.kingbeehive.com
_______________________________________________
Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH, http://www.spah.org
Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx
http://harp-l.org/mailman/listinfo/harp-l
Chris Michalek
www.michalekstrone.com
CD Available
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/michalekstrone
_______________________________________________
Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH, http://www.spah.org
Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx
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------------------------------
Message: 9
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 16:43:24 -0500
From: "samblancato" <samblancato@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] XB-40 question about Low Keys
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <0IPT006GU8CADWJ1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hi Folks,
I have a question about the low keyed XB-40 harps. I have a regular C
XB-40
and I'm not really that crazy about it. I don't dislike it; I just
prefer
to play a regular C harp. But because of some of its bending
qualities I'm
considering buying the low D, E, and F XB-40s. My reasoning is that
their
design will make it easier to do the deep bends on holes 1 through 3 on
these harps. My other low keyed harps are okay but I can't get the
Low D
and E to bend deep on holes 1 through 3. My C XB-40 bends so easily,
too
easily in fact because of its tight design and its valves, and I'm
thinking
this might be an advantage on the low key harps. I could do some
really
great bass/rhythm lines with the low keys.
Anybody have any experience with the low key XB-40s?
Sam Blancato, Pittsburgh
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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 14:42:19 -0800
From: "" <harpgawd@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Willis
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <22521.1131748939@xxxxxxxxx>
billhines4@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
"I guarantee that many, many players on this list could blow him off
the stage,
if they were of a mind to"
Uh-oh, wait until Chris M sees this, haha. Now that's something I'd
pay to see,
a Michalek/Willis smack-down harp event. But after Chris smokes him,
that's
when Willis gets out the automatic weapons from beneath his jacket
and then it
gets interesting.
There are still a few of us here on harp-l that believe that music
isn't
a competition. It has higher aspirations.
Bobby
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Message: 11
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:09:32 -0800
From: Joel Fritz <jfritz666@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Willis
Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <437524AC.3040404@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
You mean concerts aren't supposed to end when there's one player left
alive? Maybe it's just opera. I've been hanging around the wrong
places.
Hear Barrelhouse Solly on the internet--that's me
http://www.soundclick.com/barrelhousesolly
Yes, it's what everyone has been clamoring for--pictures of the cats:
http://ratemykitten.com/my/?gallery=willie_mctell
harpgawd@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
billhines4@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
"I guarantee that many, many players on this list could blow him
off the stage,
if they were of a mind to"
Uh-oh, wait until Chris M sees this, haha. Now that's something I'd
pay to see,
a Michalek/Willis smack-down harp event. But after Chris smokes
him, that's
when Willis gets out the automatic weapons from beneath his jacket
and then it
gets interesting.
There are still a few of us here on harp-l that believe that music
isn't
a competition. It has higher aspirations.
Bobby
_______________________________________________
Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH, http://www.spah.org
Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx
http://harp-l.org/mailman/listinfo/harp-l
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Message: 12
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 23:28:32 +0000
From: "Steve Shaw" <moorcot@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] New Zealand: harp dealers?
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <BAY104-F40214052D8620D5F29EF5EA2590@xxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
My nephew, who lives in North Island, New Zealand, has developed a
healthy
interest in the harmonica (can't think who could have influenced
him...!).
Does anyone know if there's a good harmonica supplier in New Zealand,
a cut
above the usual poor selection you get in a lot of music shops? If
not,
would he be better off buying his harps from the USA and paying
whatever
import taxes apply? I know I could buy them here (UK) and post them
but to
do that I'd have to get them mail order myself first as I live in a
remote
area, and UK prices are not exactly low. I envisage that he'd be
after the
likes of Lee Oskars and Special 20-type harps and would want to be
able to
get keys other than C!
Cheers
Steve
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/trad_irish_harmonica
HEAR my CD clips: http://www.gjk2.com/steveshaw/cd.htm
READ review of my CD: http://www.irishmusicreview.com/sshaw.htm
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Message: 13
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 09:18:52 -0500
From: BassHarp <bassharp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Re: BHF 2006 Date Confusion
To: BassHarp <bassharp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jack Ely <jely2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Harp-L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <4374A84C.6030207@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
ARGHHHH! The actual date for the BHF is April 6-8, 2006. Apologies for
my dyslexia, or rather my disconnection between brain and fingers! The
info on the website is correct, regardless.
Danny
BassHarp wrote:
I have been advised that the correct date for the Buckeye Harmonica
Festival is in fact April 4-6, 2006. Corrections have been made on the
Harpers' International Giglist, now online. Thanks to all who advised.
Danny
--
BassHarp
PO Box 5061
Hudson, FL 34674-5061
http://www.bassharp.com/bh_itin.htm
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Message: 14
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:47:04 -0600
From: "Jerl Welch" <casaj54@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Rob Papparozzi
To: "HARP-L" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <GNEDINBBEHNGFEHMLCHIEEIIENAA.casaj54@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Am I the only one that saw Rob Paparozzi perform on the tribute show
for
Steve Martin last Tuesday night as he received the Mark Twain award? He
performed through the event with his group and they featured Rob many
times
blowing his a-- off. What a great tribute to our harmonica world...way
to go
Rob.
Jerl Welch
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Message: 15
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:02:43 EST
From: EGS1217@xxxxxxx
Subject: [Harp-L] Subject: Preventing hearing loss...From
Prevention.com
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <8e.32b35897.30a652e3@xxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
Worth a read?
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by Molly Lyons
Debra Palumbo wasn't ready to admit that her hearing was fading. It
didn't
matter that her family was always after her to turn down the radio
and that
she constantly had to ask people to repeat themselves. "I was only
39; I
thought I was too young to lose my hearing, so I ignored it for about
10 years,"
says Palumbo, now 51, of Cortland, OH. "But it got to the point that
people
didn't want to talk to me, and I avoided social situations."
Palumbo may have felt isolated, but she was hardly alone: While half
of
people between the ages of 40 and 59 have difficulty hearing, only a
third have
had their hearing tested, found a recent survey of 437 people by the
EAR
Foundation, an advocacy organization in Nashville. And for 44% of
those with
hearing difficulty, leaving the loss unchecked has created social
obstacles that
often translate into frustration and depression. "It's tiring to
strain to
hear and to fake your way through conversations," says Gail M.
Whitelaw, PhD,
audiologist and president of the American Academy of Audiology.
"People don't
realize how much emotional stress they're under until they go for
help."
Don't wait. Take these steps to protect--and regain--your hearing.
Get Tested
Often, people don't even recognize that their hearing is slipping
away until
suddenly, they find it's difficult to catch what others are saying.
The
reason: Sounds in the highest-frequency range are the first to go,
followed by
those in the lower registers, which is where most speech falls, says
Richard
Salvi, PhD, director of the Center for Hearing and Deafness at the
State
University of New York at Buffalo. This is why it's important to get
checked by
an audiologist every few years, starting in your 40s, so you can spot
and
treat problems early.
Avoid Offenders
While genetics and aging play a part in hearing loss, chronic noise
exposure
is also a common cause. Whether it's occupational (years of working
around
loud machinery) or recreational (regularly attending rock concerts),
excessive noise can permanently damage cilia, the tiny hairs in the
inner and outer
ear that transmit sound to the brain or amplify it.
It's not just droning mowers and thumping speakers that cause harm;
headphones can pack a mighty wallop, too. Results from a recent
Australian study
suggest that 25% of those using personal stereo devices regularly
listen to
music at levels high enough to eventually cause hearing damage. A
smart rule of
thumb: If those around you can hear your latest download, or if you
can't hear
people talking to you while listening to music, the volume is too
high.
Unhealthy habits play a part in hearing loss, as well. For instance,
smoking
and chronic heavy drinking may damage blood vessels in the ears,
resulting
in dim hearing. High cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes
are also
contributors.
Wear Protection
If you're debating whether you need to safeguard your hearing with
earplugs, ask yourself: Am I ever in an environment where I have to
strain to hold a
comfortable conversation with the person next to me? Are my ears
ringing
after I'm exposed to noise? If the answer to either is yes, wear
plugs. Try the
custom variety, which are made to fit only your ears (about $40), or
over-the-counter earplugs ($3 to $11). If the noise comes via a
shooting range or
landscaping equipment, however, you may want to consider muffs
instead ($17 to
$20 at home improvement stores).
Hear Again
Whether your hearing loss is slight or significant, there are
measures you
can take to enhance what you do hear. "If you're in a noisy
restaurant or
meeting, sit with your back to the wall; it'll reduce the number of
directions
sound is coming from. And position yourself so you're face to face
with
everyone so you can pick up visual cues," says David R. Friedland,
MD, PhD,
assistant professor, department of otolaryngology and communication
sciences at the
Medical College of Wisconsin. Avoid echo-inducing locales such as
large open
rooms with bare floors. Small spaces with drapes, carpets, soft
furniture,
and low ceilings help dampen secondary noise.
Sometimes, however, these tweaks just aren't enough. If that's the
case,
see a certified audiologist to find out if you might benefit from a
hearing
aid. For mild to moderate hearing loss, you may get help with
conventional (aka
analog) aids, which amplify sound via a thin tube that sits in or
behind the
ear. "Cosmetically, you can hardly notice the newer aids," Friedland
says.
"They're so small, they can be hidden completely in the ear canal;
even the
ones that go behind the ear are discreet." ($900 to $1,200 per aid;
often
people need one for each ear.)
If you require more sound boosting, you'll be relieved to know you
won't be
forced to wear a clunky, outdated aid. The new digital versions are
smaller
and more inconspicuous, and they can separate background noise from
speech
with startling clarity. These updated aids are costly, though,
ranging from
$1,400 to $2,500 per aid. But for many, the results are well worth
the expense.
"As soon as I got my aids, I stopped pretending I knew what was going
on-because I did know," Palumbo says. "I was able to participate in
life again."
She also realized that when she didn't have the aids, she was missing
out on
life's little details. "Right after I got my hearing aids, I was
sitting on my
front porch and I heard the crickets for the first time in years. I
was just
thrilled. I never knew how much I missed them."
The Cost of Aid
Most insurance plans either don't pay for hearing aids or pay only a
portion
of the cost. However, _vocational rehabilitation programs_
(http://www.parac.org/svrp.html) and local branches of volunteer
service organizations such
as the Lions, Kiwanis, and Rotary clubs may provide assistance. Call
to find
out."
Elizabeth
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