[Harp-L] How Many Working Harmonicas Do You Have?

[Ken Deifik <kenneth.d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I may have the smallest collection of working harps of any professional or 
highly dedicated player on this list.  This is not in any way a badge of 
honor, I just tend to stick with diatonics in the most common tuning.  When 
I buy a harp that really feels good I use it for years and years and it 
gets better and better.  When I buy one I don't like I replace it pretty 
quickly, so for many years have had a set of 12 harps that I like.  I also 
have a Huang chromatic that I use when asked.  I also keep backups of the 
harps I use the most, the obvious keys.  So I maybe have 18 working harps 
all in.

I had some harps in off-the-shelf minor keys, but they're long gone.  I 
ordered an XB-40 a couple of years ago, but the mail-order company was so 
screwed up that I finally cancelled the order, and then discovered I did 
not want one anymore.

One of the many things I dig about our discussion is people talking about 
harps I do not own or play.  I love to hear the new sounds and ideas when 
harplers put them up on the web for us to dig.

So I put this out for the group if anyone's interested: how many working 
harps do you own, and what varieties are they?




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