[Harp-L] Melodica to the rescue

[Philharpn@xxxxxxx]

Just when you thought it was safe to out in the weather, along comes this 
spam from Music123.com

FYI: Melodicas can be played with a trumpet-style mouthpiece or a 
whistle-style mouthpiece. Only one blues guy uses one OF THESE in his performance and he 
has owned his since Hohner first started selling then and has the 
company-produced pickup that lets his "mouth-harp" sound like a Hammond B-3!

Plus, you don't have to worry about right or left tongue-blocking....


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Hohner HM-32 32-Key Melodica
The duck-billed platypus of the musical instrument world, the Melodica seems 
like it must be the result of a long-since-forgotten practical joke. 

How else do you explain an instrument that you blow like a horn or recorder, 
hold like a trumpet, play like a keyboard or accordion, and sounds like a 
cross between a harmonica and a squeezebox?

 It's just bizarre. But here's the kickerâit sounds cool! It's got a unique 
sound that is miles away from being as bad as you'd think it would be. 

I'm not saying you'll want to run out and start a Melodica band, but it's a 
killer sound for carrying the melody of a slightly offbeat pop song, providing 
solo accompaniment for a vocal break, or even jazzy jamming. 

Search YouTube for "melodica" for some real eye-opening videos. 

There's even a clip of Medeski, Martin and Wood throwing down onstage with a 
Melodica, and no one is pointing and laughing. 

Rock that Melodica, baby!


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