RE: [Harp-L] Subject: Re: Custom Harps ...Satisfied Customer

["Bradford Trainham" <bradford.trainham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's funny, but his harps do feel like first cousins to the chromatic.
I bought two GM's from him a few months back and I think it was working with
them, along with lots of exercises guaranteed to familiarize me with the
harp from Michael Rubin that prepared me for the chromatic.
 I guess, what I'm trying to say is that the Buddha harps got me thinking
more of harps as musical instruments rather than musical instruments in
specific keys. 
(I never said that anything I might think or say at all makes sense!!)
Brad Trainham


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Subject: [Harp-L] Subject: Re: Custom Harps ...Satisfied Customer

Speaking of brilliance:
 
I'm now the proud owner of four (count 'em) 4 custom top-of-his-line harps  
by Chris Michalek :)   :)  :)  :)
 
It took a wee bit of time: Chris has been busy making harps (and tool kits)
for pros (and I'm anything but).  However, I wasn't in a hurry and  told him
so. They were SO worth the wait. He worked on them over a couple of months.
They're mostly MB's, one GM...each comb stained a different colour just for
me (maybe at SPAH someone will take photos? ...or I'll figure out how to use
my new digital camera and get them up to view one of these  days).
 
I'll probably continue down this path if I can figure out how to get away
with these kinds of purchases other than it being a Xmas gift (and you guys
think it's difficult hiding harmonica or gear related purchases from  your
wives?!!).....even though I'm still in the market for different keyed
Cx-12's (I plan to still play both)...these harps are light years beyond the
basic SP-20's and LO's I've bought just to try to play diatonics at
conventions.  Those sit mostly unused. I guarantee Chris' won't.
 
As soon as I can get some medical issues behind me Chris will be my teacher
(I hope), if we can figure out how to arrange it long distance, since his
sound and style of playing has always spoken to me and I know he'll be dead
on honest in his critiques.  I was thrilled when he decided to devote time
to making custom harps. No disappointment, they're really extra
special...customized just for me (thanks Chris for the 'extra added
infusion')  and I hope I can do them ..and him proud, one of these days. 
 
Ask me to see them at SPAH.
 
Elizabeth
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