Re: [Harp-L] My B-Radical arrived. Wow

[Jerry Deall <jdeall@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave, 
Will B-Rad be at SPAH this year? 

Thanks Jerry, 
http://www.thebluesambassadors.com/ 
http://www.myspace.com/bluesambasador 
http://www.myspace.com/harpmic_man 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Payne" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 12:21:34 PM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain 
Subject: RE:[Harp-L] My B-Radical arrived. Wow 

Roger, 

I am really glad you like your instrument. It is a bit different than a 
custom harmonica, where you have a stock harmonica that has been tweaked 
into something better. This one never started out life as a stock harmonica, 
or anything like it. It's something that still, to this day, amazes me. 
What I am most excited about is the lengthwise milling of the reeds. I can't 
really give any details about the reedmaking process - which takes place in 
that mysterious room Brad wouldn't even let Mo Rocca in (lol) - but the 
process we've created gives us what Brad calls Flex-Point Technology - which 
gives us an incredible amount of control over how the reed flexes at every 
point in a variety of playing situations. 
I'm really proud to be a part of it and equally pleased you are having such 
a great experience with yours. 

Dave Payne 
www.harrisonharmonicas.com 
** 

From: 
Roger A Gonzales <gonz1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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dear Harp-l, 

I received my B-Radical about a week ago and have been playing it every day 
getting used to 
it seeing what it will do and what it won't do. Up to this point I have 
been playing Lee Oskars 
for most of my career. This is the first custom diatonic I have ever 
played. I have had plenty 
of chromatics customized my Farrell, Bill Romel and Dick Gardner. Custom 
diatonics, I didn't 
think that a customization of a diatonic would not make much of a 
difference. Boy was I 
wrong. I cannot speak about the customizers out there that have been 
selling their harps out 
there for years because I have never played their instruments. However I am 
sure that from 
the emails reviews I have read these customizers have produced a very good 
product. 
I can however say that Brad harrison, Michael Peloquin and company have done 
their 
homework. Especially with the new patents that are coming from this new 
harmonica. Along 
with the new designs, ideas and technology coming from the B-Radicals and 
the very fact 
that they are being mass produced at very high quality control has not been 
seen in the 
harmonica world for a very long time if at all. 
Harrison took the ideas he had and along with the help of his staff in 
Chicago he is producing 
an excellent product. I am especially impressed with being able to replace 
a single reed if 
necessary. There are very few things that the harp will not do. The 
response, the control, the 
volume the ability of the harp to play well when played softly, its all 
there. The limitations are 
with me and not the harp which I am working on daily. 
Impressive product. thanks guys. 

cordially, 

Roger Gonzales MA/Mus.Ed. 
Fresno,CA.