Re: [Harp-L] B radical

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_http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com/board/board_topic/5560960/560944.htm_ 
(http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com/board/board_topic/5560960/560944.htm) 
above is  VIDEO rave review
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_http://dfwhoot.blogspot.com/2010/04/b-radical-review-by-brandon-bailey.html
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(http://dfwhoot.blogspot.com/2010/04/b-radical-review-by-brandon-bailey.html) 
Another video review
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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.
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above is a past review from a harp-l member
 
 Regards
Mark
 
 
In a message dated 9/5/2010 4:04:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
pneupco2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

When I  first posted my question, I expected a fair sized response. So far 
one person  referred  me to a Harponline  review of a new one and one person 
who  has one in 'A' and only said that it was 'great'. 

It sounds like the B  Radical is being damned with faint - or in this case 
an absence - of praise.  Please, prove me wrong! How have these things held 
up under a few months of  heavy use? 

In case you're wondering, I've been waiting for over a year  for one in 
'G'. It'll probably be several more months before I get it.  Fortunately, I'm 
patient.

Regards
PaulN
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