Walter Joyce wrote:
I just completed buying a full set of diatonic harmonicas of all
twelve keys in both registers available, thanks to the recent
efforts by Seydel. so from low Ab through low Db I have the Sydel
blues harp, then special 20s from low D through low F#, Golden
Mels for low G through high F# and a special 20 for the high G.
Oh, don't stop yet! Seydel makes a high Ab and a high A! Both the
Session and the Favorit models at least.
I'm a little disappointed I can only find sets with all 12 keys
in the Lee Oskar brand.
Lee Oskar also sells a low F and a high G in standard tuning, I
believe. These may not be available as part of a set, but should be
available separately.
What I like to do now when I play is to grab both harps in the
key I'm playing in and work between the two. I use a lot of
octaves and tongue blocking (although I can't bend using TB yet).
I like the variety of sounds I can get between the two, and will
often use the higher octave harp in second position for soloing.
I do this a lot too. It's nice to have the lower harp for
background, vamping, etc., and then the extra clarity to cut through
on the solo on the higher harp. I do this a lot when playing the F
and G.
-tim
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