Re: [Harp-L] Design project, Harmonica Mic - please help

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

As the guy said in fiddler on the roof: "Tra-DI-shun", ba dum dum,   
diddly up dee diddly up dee diddly up dum

When we got our first cell phones back in the late 70s early 80s,  
they weighed 11 1/3 pounds and were the size of a small motor cycle  
or personal watercraft battery. (About 4'' wide, 8 1/2" long, and 6"  
high). Now they can fit a phone in a wristwatch..if they left off all  
the other garbage. A mic can be as small as a grain of wheat. So why  
do guys try and hold a mic that was DESIGNED to fit on a stanchion?

What am 'I' missing? Over the years, they have paid engineers  
billions of dollars to improve? things. And there's always someone  
trying to buck progress.

Here' how to hold a common 'wand' mic. Grasp it with the palm and  
smaller 3 fingers of the hand. Using the thumb and index finger make  
an ' ALMOST ring' about 1" inside diameter, place said ring on top of  
the grille. Hold the harp with the sides of the thumb and index  
finger. This will give a 3/4" 'buffer space' and you shouldn't be  
hitting the harp on the mic.

smo-joe (it might as well rain until September) Btw. I agree about  
the keyboard...As many as TEN fingers all going at the same time. Top  
THAT.

On May 24, 2009, at 2:41 PM, Vern Smith wrote:

> I don't understand why tiny electret mics should not be the choice  
> of harmonica players.  They are inexpensive, lightweight, have a  
> powerful output, can be completely enclosed within any hand-cup  
> allowing maximum "compression", come with 1/8" diameter cables, and  
> have a very flat frequency response.
>
> If the goal is a particular type of distortion, could that not be  
> accomplished electronically?  A new design abandons the traditional  
> shape so that is no longer a factor.
>
> What am I missing?
>
> Vern
>
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> > The Hohner Blues Blaster and the JT-30 are the same mic.
> > Good luck with your project!
> > John Walden
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