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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