Re: [Harp-L] on line shopping

["Suave Blues Man" <res6k2zt@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Brothers & Sisters of the French Harp and Mississippi Saxophone, Bro' Abner,

    You might start with your local shop and see if they can help with your 
harp purchases. In the Dallas Metroplex there is Murphy's Music 
http://www.murphysmusictx.com/index.php?x=home

    Coast 2 Coast Music - http://www.coast2coastmusic.com/ is a fine source 
of several harp brands, to include: Bushman, Hering, Hohner, Huang, Johnson, 
Lee Oskar, Seydel and Suzuki.

    If you are having trouble acquiring harps send an e-mail to the shop or 
make a call. No answer...no business. It's that simple!

    Is there an harmonica organization in your area? Again, Dallas has 
http://www.hoottexas.com/ as well as seven other regional chapters. Also 
refer to SPAH - http://www.spah.org/

    Perhaps you haven't found sites like - http://www.harmonicaclub.com/ or 
http://harmonicajam.com/ to discuss brands and hear styles from around the 
world. Two nights ago I heard the Hohner Blues Band set (!), (available in 
Germany not the US), played by "German Harpist" whom is as good as any 
harper participating at the Harmonica Club forum. 
http://www.youtube.com/user/GermanHarpist It all takes patient practice.

    Buy a set of harps. Or negotiate the sale with the vendor. Aim at 
becoming an instructor so that you can afford to expand. (The story goes 
that Paul Butterfield "holed up" for several months and learned his harp. 
http://www.bluesharp.ca/legends/pbfield.html )

    Even Kay Music will be coming out with a 'seven-set' of harps in the 
near future. http://www.kayguitar.com/products/khcb7a.htm The harps are 
referred to as "upscale deluxe that is tighter and a step up in quality." 
They will also have black covers. Projected cost will be about $10 apiece. 
(No 'set' cost available at the present time.)

Be Blues...And Jazz,

Suave Blues Man

P.S. Don't forget to listen to http://knon.org/ M-F 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. CST and 
use http://www.harmonicamasterclass.com/artist_listing.htm when you have to 
get more information. (Lance has done a magnificent job!)

Ref.: http://www.harmonica.com/How_to_Play_Harmonica.html - "French Harp" 
and "Mississippi Saxophone"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Abner Galdos" <cdgaldos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Riccardo Grosso - RGBand" <riccardogrosso@xxxxxxxxx>; "'Tony Eyers'" 
<tony@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 2:37 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] on line shopping


Thank you Mr. Grosso,
I'm in the process of buying on line.  The problem I have seen is that one 
on line shop has some brands and then I would have to order from some other 
site... I did fine one Harp depot, but I also heard some problems with them.

abner
----- Original Message ----- 
 From: Riccardo Grosso - RGBand

 1) what Brands and Model do you like and why ? I LOVE THE 1847 from SEYDEL
 because of the powerful sound and because they are really easy to play, 
but
 I play HOHNER SP20 and MARINE BAND too and I like them. Lee Oskars are a
 little bit chill for me, but that's my opinion.
 2) What to look for in a Brand and Model ? Here in my town I have to check
 if they are available first HAHAHA. If I order a harp set in INTERNET (so
 I'm free to order what I want) I look for durability good tone and good 
feel
 when I play the instrument.
 3) what keys should I get, in what order ? C Key is the best to start 
(it's
 exactly in the middle of the tuning as far as we think as the G Key the
 lowest and F Key the highest). Then you can move wherever you want. When I
 go to listen to a blues band I always have with me Key of A, D, C, F...I'm
 into second and third position so with those keys I can play a lot of 
blues
 tunes.
 4) When ordering from an on line site, what kind of warranty should we 
look
 for? As far as when you put an harmonica in your mouth you couldn't give 
it
 back, I think you should ask for a kind of warranty that assure you
 something like: "If you find one broken because of transport we'll give 
you
 another one as far as you send the broken on to us!"
 5) Combs: wood,plastic,marble,gold,silver,paper,leather,bone,skin, how do
 they change the sound or do they ? I think wood is a little bit warm, but
 I've tried some plastic body harps and I felt better with plastic. It's up
 to you and your way to play. (I have to be honest...don't use paper comb 
:)
 )6) Reeds: Brass,steel,aluminum,plastic, paper, how does the material 
change
 the sound ? With the stainless steel reeds I felt like a roaring lion. 
They
 are great, the shame is that I've broken that harp...
 7) Screws on reeds: the more the better and if so why? More screws are
 better because they make harp tighter and there's no air dispersion
 8) Reed cover: Nails that look like screws  making one  a fool trying to
 unscrew them, screws I have seen 2 or
 9) Cover Plate: Material will this make a difference ? I don't think
 so...the difference is the shape...but as I written here a lot of
 time...it's up to you, your hand cup, your tone, your way to play...
 I suggest to my student to buy a C harp with plastic body on the 
beginning.
 That's because you need less "force" to play them and you can keep your 
mind
 on what you are doing instead of how much "force" you have to use to play
 it.
 Hope to be helpful.
 Riccardo Grosso - RGBand

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