[Harp-L] proper mic technique Newbie needs help

"Abner Galdos" <cdgaldos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> · Sun, 5 Apr 2009 11:13:03 -0400

Thank you guys, I will keep them in the back of my mind.. I'm still practicing with and with out the amp (mic).
I'm not sure way I cant get the sounds I want, had vibrato.. 
EGS1217 sent me some you tube vids from Mr. Barrett, I have not practice yet but will give it a try..
Once I'm good with the mic then I will start hounding for a good mic.
I heard 
Shacker are good
Harmonica honker
something in a bottle (forget the name)

little ones, girls love little things or is it ?????????????

abner (Blueyes, after 23 years I still wonder what a women wants)
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ryan Hartt 
  To: greg@xxxxxxxxxxx ; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 10:46 AM
  Subject: RE: [Harp-L] proper mic technique Newbie needs help

  Greg, If do what you say I do below I am certainly not conscious of it. I could be
  wrong but I would think the amount of compression gained by sealing the
  other holes would be pretty small. And I think it would be nearly impossible to cover every unplayed hole. My thumb just goes on the top holes because that it where it is most comfortable and I don't think I put that much of the harp against my cheek. 

  Also regarding $100 mics. Yes the Blues Blasters and Shure 520DX, there are definitely better mics available, but for Abner's purpose of learning to play amplified harp they would do fine.
  Ryan

  > From: greg@xxxxxxxxxxx
  > To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
  > Subject: RE: [Harp-L] proper mic technique Newbie needs help
  > Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 20:18:45 -0700
  > 
  > Ryan's video is great, but he fails to mention a very important point.  
  > In fact, I have found MOST people fail to mention it. I had to  
  > discover it on my own. SO - not to take anything away from Ryan - who  
  > clearly DOES what I'm about to tell you - he just doesn't talk about  
  > it, probably because he learned so long ago he doesn't even think  
  > about it....I'm going to give you the "rest of the secret" to great  
  > cupped tone. Sealing the FRONT of the harp is equally as important as  
  > sealing the back. What I mean is, the back can have an airtight  
  > chamber between the harp and the mic, but if you pucker a 5 blow and  
  > the other holes are open to the atmosphere, almost all the air will  
  > escape out the front of the harp and you won't "force-couple" the  
  > sound waves to the mic's element in the way that produces that really  
  > fat sound. Your goal is not only to have an airtight seal between the  
  > back of the harp and the mic, but to see that every hole on the front  
  > of the harp is either in your mouth, or sealed off. You can see Ryan  
  > using a combination of his right thumb sealing off the top couple of  
  > holes, and his cheek (by angling the harp back on the right side so  
  > that it rests against his cheek.) The bottom 4 or 5 holes are in his  
  > mouth, some undoubtedly sealed by his tongue or lips. THIS TECHNIQUE  
  > IS ESSENTIAL to getting fat tone. When you master it (and believe me,  
  > it takes practice) you will hear a HUGE difference in your tone, and  
  > your wahs will plunge the depths of the ocean.
  > 
  > On the other statement - I consider "good" green bullets as anything  
  > earlier than (but not including) a 520DX, or Blues Blasters with  
  > Astatic elements, not the later junk Hohner put in when they ran out  
  > of Astatics.) If you know where I can get THOSE for $100 I'll buy  
  > every one of them. Honestly, I think the prices have gone higher than  
  > that. You CAN get lucky, particularly OFF of eBay, such as Craigslist  
  > and garage sales and flea markets - but I'm afraid those mics are  
  > fetching higher prices on eBay these days.
  > 
  > /Greg
  > 
  > http://www.blowsmeaway.com
  > http://www.bluestateband.net
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > > rom: Ryan Hartt <rhartt1234@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  > > Date: April 3, 2009 9:41:16 AM PDT
  > > To: <cdgaldos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
  > > Subject: RE: [Harp-L] proper mic technique Newbie needs help
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > > Abner,
  > > If I may humbly offer the following:
  > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2grIYzis_c
  > > Maybe a wand/stick mic isn't for you. They aren't for me and my  
  > > short, fat, often sweaty fingers.
  > > I'm a JT-30 man through and through.
  > > You can't get a Blue Blaster or a Shure Green Bullet for about a  
  > > $100 that will suit your purpose.
  > > Ryan
  > 
  > 
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