Re: [Harp-L] RE: Rank Amateur Question - Do I have a couple of badharps?


On Feb 12, 2008, at 5:38 PM, Bob Laughlin wrote:

You answered your own questions in sentences 2 &3 with sentence #1
:)    smo-joe

UNLESS, the harps in question are of a different key.

Yes. But when hole #3 was mentioned, a red light went off in my red light district. See more below.

I know he states that "these notes" are not giving him a problem on his other harps, but maybe by
"these notes", he means "these holes", on harps of a different key.

He wrote 'note', so that's what I went by..... MY bad.

If the harps that ARE working are in, say, the key of "D", or even "K",,(I
have special harps in that key,,personally tuned,,), then the respective
reeds in "those holes" may simply be easier to bend.

I have harps in Bb double sharp, and Hb. I never heard of one in K. As for lower G, Ab & A harps, I also have trouble bending them. But, (in my case), it would be holes 1 & 2, as opposed to 2 & 3. I can ALWAYS get 4 steps out of hole 3. But I agree. Lower tunings are harder to bend. As are the very high keys. I like to stay in the A, Bb, B, C, Db, D, Eb, E range.

So,,the question is,,on the harps that he has no problem with,,are they ALSO
in the keys of "A" and "G"?

He did mention 2 harps. The Big River (softer reeds) and the Blues Harp (harder reeds....I never liked), so I was using what I felt was logic. Of course, Winslow ('THE' wizard,...as usual) asked for more details. I fully concur. To give a precise analysis we would have to have a lot more info. OR have the harp available for study. As it were, I was going by what was written, and on the surface, I ascertain (through an exhaustive system of ascertainments), that these 2 harps are (what I like to call) 'donors'.

With the possibility of air leakage and/or insufficient mouth/throat
technique, the "A" and "G" harps are, indeed, more difficult to bend, in the
low holes.

Sure, I can dig it.

smo-joe

Maybe these holes also should be eliminated from the harmonica. That would
make playing much simpler,,having a 2, 3, or a "no-hole" harmonica, right?

<G>

BL




----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe and Cass Leone" <leone@xxxxxxxx>
To: "Bill Kumpe" <bkumpe@xxxxxxx>
Cc: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] RE: Rank Amateur Question - Do I have a couple of
badharps?



On Feb 12, 2008, at 2:36 PM, Bill Kumpe wrote: 
sentence #1....  I have no problem on these notes with my Special
20's or my Suzuki's.

sentence #2.... Is it me or the harps? 

sentence #3....Or is there even any way to tell from the
information I've given?

Bill Kumpe

You answered your own questions in sentences 2 &3 with sentence #1
:)    smo-joe
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