Re: [Harp-L] Cajun - effects boxes

[Grant Walters <grant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Winslow , you're a genius...Did you ever visit the Accordion factory  
in Trossingen ..I thought is was cool...

I went on a pilgrimage to the harmonica factory when my good friend  
Ralph Shine passed...(was it 86) Not sure why I did it...had no  
knowledge of championships or festivals at that time...just went there.
A young man from the town gave me a tour of the factory (due to the  
circumstances) and then took me to a museum of sorts next door at the  
Accordion factory.
At least that is the way I remember it...
at first they did not want to let me see the factory after traveling  
all that way. (kind of like the wizard of OZ scene) Security.
 Then they learned of my friend passing in Chico, California...When I  
completed the tour...I looked up and there on the wall of the  
employees exit area was my mentor Ralph Shine's Poster...He was a  
great guy and Hohner Harmonca sponsored player...Could sing well too.
It is a small world when it comes to harmonica ...after all.
Grant


On Nov 24, 2009, at 11:03 PM, Winslow Yerxa wrote:

> A typical 4-reed Cajun box has the following reed configuration for  
> each treble note:
>
> 1 main reed
>
> 1 reed detuned from the main reed for tremolo effect (typically  
> tuned sharp)
>
> 1 reed an octave above the main reed, not detuned
>
> 1 reed an octave below the main reed, not detuned
>
> Note that only one of the reeds is detuned, and it's at the same  
> pitch (or close) to the main reed. Putting two reeds an octave apart  
> out by the same number of cents will put the octaves of the detuned  
> reeds out of tune with each other, which may be more tremolo than  
> you want.
>
> Following that setup might get you as close as you can get on a  
> harmonica run through an effects unit. (other accordions will use  
> variations on the above, with fewer or more reeds, different amounts  
> of detuning, etc.).
>
> Winslow Yerxa
>
> Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
>
> --- On Tue, 11/24/09, Blunt White <playharp@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: Blunt White <playharp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Harp-L] Cajun - effects boxes
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 5:10 PM
>
>
> By running 2 effects boxes together one can get an approximation of  
> a cajun squeeze box.   A Harmonic Octave Generator (HOG) adding 4  
> octaves (no fifths or thirds) plus a Detune effect from a Digitech  
> RP 200 (about 18 cents sounded "wet" enough) .   Won't replace a  
> squeeze box, but still cool.
>
>
>
> Blunt White
>
> Banker by day, Bluesman by night
>
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