Re: [Harp-L] Re: The shapes of the covers

["Mark Lavoie" <lavoie@xxxxxxxxx>]

The cool thing about the Hohner MS:system is there are FIVE harmonicas, with 
FIVE different Covers, which make a difference in sound. For instance, if 
you took a  Hohner MS:Blues Harp, then put Big River covers on, it would 
sound brighter. Cross Harp covers it would sound warmer, and very similar to 
the Blues Harp Covers, but still different. The Meisterklasse Covers would 
also be warm, or slightly warmer than the other two.

The Pro Harp would  be warm, but every cover has a slightly different tone.

Every thing on the harmonica makes a difference in tone! Covers, Wood combs, 
how the comb is sealed, how big the chambers are. Here comes the Big Debate, 
Titanium, Brass, Aluminum, Stainless steal,  and Plastic harmonica combs 
have an effect. The Reeds, and reed adjustment  make a huge difference, and 
thickness of reed plates, and so on.

The players ATTACK. There are so many variables.

The Most Import approach is  that the Player achieves Fat Acoustic Tone. 
This will come, if you play everyday!!!!!  It may take 1year, 5 years, 10 
years, but it will come, if you stick to it, and play EVERY DAY. Once you 
have that, you will hear, and feel the difference in every harmonica you 
play.
And Every harmonica you do play, will have a sound all its own.

Play the harmonca that feels right to you, and you will grow your sound.

And with all the choises in harmonica's today, you will know which brand is 
for YOU!

Every player has to Grow their own sound.

One more thing, Stay tuned!

Mark

Mark Lavoie
4849 Bristol Rd
Bristol, VT  05443

802-236-5665
http://www.deltagrooveproductions.com/music/artists/billsimmarlavoie/main.html
www.myspace.com/theharmonicaman
www.middlebury.net/lavoie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Paparozzi" <chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Ken Deifik" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re: The shapes of the covers


> Ken,
> We might hear from Mark Lavoie, a great Blues Harpist and I know he has 
> used
> different combs on his MS-combs and gets quite a different array of
> tonalities from each....Mark?
>
> Ps...BTW, Mark is currently in a duo with the great Bluesman Bill Sims Jr.
> and they play some terrific old time Blues. I've been using Mark's combs
> both wood and titanium for years with great success. I was checkin out 
> their
> new record on itunes today they sound Great!
>
> Here's Mark's info:
> www.deltagrooveproductions.com/music/artists/billsimmarlavoie/main.html
> www.myspace.com/theharmonicaman
> www.middlebury.net/lavoie
>
> Best, Rob Paparozzi
>
>
> On 7/10/08 7:19 PM, "Ken Deifik" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Steve Baker wrote:
> > > the Blues Harp (like the Old Standby) was never anything else
> > > but a standard Marine Band comb & reed plates fitted with closed
> > > covers, which made the sound slightly less bright due to the
> > > different shape and of course the closed sides.
> >
> > Wow.  This opens up something like a legitimate version of the materials
> > debate.  Aside from the holes on the sides, is there anything else about
> > the shape of the covers that changes the sound of a diatonic harp?
> >
> > As a guy who mainly plays acoustically, I'd LOVE to experiment with 
> > various
> > shapes for the covers, if that's going to give me different colors of 
> > sound.
> >
> > Has anyone on Harp-l monkeyed around in that jungle?
> >
> > Beyond shape, here goes an actual materials question: do different metals
> > or coatings on the covers change anything?  I recall being knocked off my
> > feet by the sound of a tenor sax that had just been coated with an ounce 
> > of
> > platinum.
> >
> > K
> >
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> All the best,
> Rob Paparozzi
>
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