Re: [Harp-L] Just a thought.....

["CHARLES BASSI" <jeanchar50@xxxxxxx>]

Where on earth did you get all 12 keys of 270 chromatics??? 
I'd love to have a Db (for example) 
but I didn't think they were available. 
The only keys I've seen offered are A, Bb, C, C Tenor, D, E, Eb, and F.

Thanks,

Charles
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  Just like the great harmonicist, Richard Hunter, I too carry an extensive set 
  of harps...
  2 x 12 (a double set) of diatonics, All Hohner MS and mostly "Dannecker 
  Blues" but with "Blues Harp" cover plates. a couple of  old 12 hole "Echo Vampers" 
  in low D and low F. 
  I also have my wonderful ILUS "Renaissance" Chrom in "c" plus a full set of 
  12 keys "270" Super Chromonica Chromatics, plus a "tenor c" 270...
  I do not use "altered" tunings to any extent... I have enough trouble 
  remembering where the notes are with "regular" tunings! :-)
  I use harmonicas with Hohner reed plates. There are other good instruments 
  that I have tried, but I like Hohner the best.
  If I was to "start again" I might go for a set of CX-12 Chromatics rather 
  than 270s... Simply because of the "lip and tong friendly"  CX-12 mouthpiece... 
  But I still love my 270's...
  Why carry a double set of diatonics? Well, I find that short harps jam and go 
  out of tune OFTEN... So if the diatonic goes down in the middle of a tune, I 
  just change harps. With chromatics, it is not so important to have a spare in 
  the same key, when a harp fails in the middle of a tune... It is easy to 
  go..say from a "c" chrom to a Bb or an "f"... I find it easier to play a chrom 
  chromataicaly!
  It has taken me years and years to build up my working set of harmonicas; As 
  a pro harmonica player, a long time ago I decided NEVER to purchase poor 
  equipment. My harps are the best that I can obtain. You don't need to have great 
  instruments to creat a wonderful sound but it really really helps!
  Best wishes
  John Walden
  London
  England
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