RE: [Harp-L] Best harmonica tuning to play "tunes and songs"

[martin oldsberg <martinoldsberg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Steve Shaw wrote:

>I'm aware of the shrill feel of Lee Oskars when I'm playing, but have found that this >doesn't come through at all when I listen back to recordings of myself.
 
This is an important observation, I think. Listening to Lee Oskar himself, whatever one thinks of the playing, "shrill" is certainly not a part of it. (I kinda take for granted that he plays LO harps ...) 
  Rather the contrary, very warm sound.
 
I once recorded, on simple equipment, with a Huang Silvertone -- and they sound really tinny when playing acoustically -- and that went down all right with some EQ fiddling and a good mic (cupped, as it was). No graver difference in terms of sound from the Hohner S20.
 
BTW, is Huang defunct?
 
Cheers,
Martin