[Harp-L] re: baritone harmonica

[Jp Pagan <jpl_pagan@xxxxxxxxx>]

> --- In harp-l-archives@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Michael
Peloquin" 
> <peloquinharp@xxxx> wrote:
> I would love to have a true BARITONE harmonica, with
a slide, 
> starting two 
> octaves below middle C. This would be great for
playing sax & string 
> quartet 
> music.
> JR, you can make one for me when you have a spare
minute.
> 

--- In harp-l-archives@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Winslow
Yerxa" <winslowyerxa@xxxx> wrote:

> ... a true baritone with responsive reeds and decent
volume 
> could be built into a size not much larger than a
standard chromatic. 
> It *might be necessary to space the holes wider due
to wider reeds, 
> but maybe not. Of course, trying to valve those
really low reeds 
> could be a chanllenge due to the wide swing -
witness the "cup" 
> valves Hohner uses on the lowest reeds of their
4-octave instruments.
> 

as another person totally in love with the idea of a
LOW harmonica that works like a chromatic (let's be
honest, BETTER than the average chromatic ;) and has
tried to get people to make them, wouldn't the
response of such an animal be a bit slow? i've never
played a bass harmonica and don't know much about the
difference between them and the lowest octave of a 64,
but many players complain about the low notes of a 64
as being unresponsive. i would imagine dropping
another octave wouldn't help that much. is this just a
difference of opinion? a lack of technique? 

  --Jp


	
		
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