[Harp-L] a little hip hop with Mr.Hunter's digitech patch.....
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- From: marcos coll <marcos_coll@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:18:01 +0000
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this is project that i got with my hip hop buddys from Spain.........the sound is ambient but ,im using Richard Hunter patch of the Digitech 250..... in this song is "pretty normal"effect but really this patchs helped me a lot to get freaky sounds for this kind of music..............by the way this was at 5 a.m.....in a city with no law called Vilagarcia de Arousa.............happy 2011 to all of you harplovers!!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WQ9Una_UxI
Marcos Coll
Reichenbergerstr. 59
10999 Berlin
Mobil: 0049 1635256950
http://www.myspace.com/marcoscoll
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> 1. Hummell (Dan Fritz)
> 2. Re: Chromatic cover lids modification (Vern)
> 3. Re: Chromatic cover lids modification (Denny Noreikas)
> 4. Re: Chromatic cover lids modification (Vern)
> 5. Re: Chromatic cover lids modification (hazcon)
> 6. Re: Chromatic cover lids modification (MundHarp@xxxxxxx)
> 7. RE: Chromatic cover lids modification
> ('Dr. Michael J. Marino, DC')
> 8. Cleaning - Bar Keeper's Friend substitute? (Mike Fugazzi)
> 9. Re: Cleaning - Bar Keeper's Friend substitute? (Jerry Deall)
> 10. Re: Cleaning - Bar Keeper's Friend substitute? (Mike Fugazzi)
>
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:43:51 -0800
> From: "Dan Fritz" <bluesharp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Harp-L] Hummell
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> "Blowout"...not "Blowoff"...what are you guys thinking about??? :>)
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:03:51 -0800
> From: Vern <jevern@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Chromatic cover lids modification
> To: Denny Noreikas <harpmessin@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Harp- L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Message-ID: <382D8EC6-85AB-43F1-AE78-20B2F8303084@xxxxxxx>
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> The curling in of the cover plates does not perceptibly suppress the sound. I once blocked off more than half of the opening in the back of a harp with an aluminum plate. There was no perceptible difference in the sound as measured on my sound-level meter. When you cup a harp in your hands, there is hardly any effect until your hands are almost closed.
>
> Opening up the Velvet Voice covers would be a waste of your time.
>
> Vern
>
> On Jan 12, 2011, at 5:27 PM, Denny Noreikas wrote:
>
> > All this recent talk about which Chromatics to buy got me thinking about trying the
> > Chromatic again for playing Blues. I have 2 key of C's, a Hohner CX-12 and a Hering
> > Velvet Voice 48. The CX-12 is too shrill for me compared to the Velvet Voice. I like the
> > rich smooth sound of the Velvet Voice. However, the top and bottom cover plates on the
> > Velvet Voice curled around toward the comb in the back of the harp which narrows the
> > back opening suppressing the sound. I am sure this is by design.
> >
> > The CX-12 has a very large opening in the back. Can the cover plates on the Velvet
> > Voice be filed down with a Dremel tool or similar device to open up the back? I am not
> > a customizer nor do I want to screw-up a perfectly good harp.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Denny
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:19:08 -0500
> From: Denny Noreikas <harpmessin@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Chromatic cover lids modification
> To: Vern <jevern@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Harp- L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Message-ID: <51983C86-4B4F-4E84-A9C8-8DDC977D9BB4@xxxxxxxxxx>
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>
> Vern,
>
> That is interesting. I wonder why the new trend in diatonic harmonicas
> is a more
> open back? They do seem louder to me but are also more susceptible to
> denting.
> I'm confused.
>
> Denny
>
>
> On Jan 13, 2011, at 7:03 PM, Vern wrote:
>
> > The curling in of the cover plates does not perceptibly suppress the
> > sound. I once blocked off more than half of the opening in the back
> > of a harp with an aluminum plate. There was no perceptible
> > difference in the sound as measured on my sound-level meter. When
> > you cup a harp in your hands, there is hardly any effect until your
> > hands are almost closed.
> >
> > Opening up the Velvet Voice covers would be a waste of your time.
> >
> > Vern
> >
> > On Jan 12, 2011, at 5:27 PM, Denny Noreikas wrote:
> >
> >> All this recent talk about which Chromatics to buy got me thinking
> >> about trying the
> >> Chromatic again for playing Blues. I have 2 key of C's, a Hohner
> >> CX-12 and a Hering
> >> Velvet Voice 48. The CX-12 is too shrill for me compared to the
> >> Velvet Voice. I like the
> >> rich smooth sound of the Velvet Voice. However, the top and bottom
> >> cover plates on the
> >> Velvet Voice curled around toward the comb in the back of the harp
> >> which narrows the
> >> back opening suppressing the sound. I am sure this is by design.
> >>
> >> The CX-12 has a very large opening in the back. Can the cover
> >> plates on the Velvet
> >> Voice be filed down with a Dremel tool or similar device to open up
> >> the back? I am not
> >> a customizer nor do I want to screw-up a perfectly good harp.
> >>
> >> Any help would be appreciated.
> >>
> >> Denny
> >
> >
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:32:02 -0800
> From: Vern <jevern@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Chromatic cover lids modification
> To: Denny Noreikas <harpmessin@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Harp- L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Message-ID: <A2F6912F-8275-443B-B712-32C5CDA31A72@xxxxxxx>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> If many buyers think, as you do, that openings in back of a harmonica have a perceptible effect on loudness, the manufacturers will cater to those beliefs, whether or not they are true. Hohner has actually claimed that different types of wood used for combs produce perceptible differences in tone! Manufacturer's, in an effort to differentiate their harmonicas from those of the competitors, will often make claims that are not fully justified by acoustics. A common ploy is to exaggerate some minuscule effect.
>
> Hearing is a very subjective sense. Listeners will report hearing what they expect to hear. It requires testing under very carefully controlled conditions to avoid these subjective effects. Knowing whether the opening in back is larger or smaller will affect what you think you hear.
>
> Human hearing is logarithmic. Sound level is measured in decibels. An agreement is made on a reference level of sound pressure that is barely perceptible to the "average" person. Then the db level of a sound is ten times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound pressure to that reference. A human can barely detect a sound level change of 3 db where the level is suddenly changed....as in an A/B test of hi-fi speakers. Yet a 3 db increase is a doubling of the sound pressure! If you listen to a sound in a room, then go to lunch and come back to the room to hear the same sound at a different level, it takes a very much larger difference to be perceptible.
>
> Any slight change in the opening will have only a small % change in the level and will be imperceptible to your ear.
>
> However, it is your harmonica and your ears. If you do not find my arguments persuasive and you want to cut or bend open those covers and rejoice at the increase loudness, have at it.
>
> Vern
>
> On Jan 13, 2011, at 6:19 PM, Denny Noreikas wrote:
>
> > Vern,
> >
> > That is interesting. I wonder why the new trend in diatonic harmonicas is a more
> > open back? They do seem louder to me but are also more susceptible to denting.
> > I'm confused.
> >
> > Denny
> >
> >
> > On Jan 13, 2011, at 7:03 PM, Vern wrote:
> >
> >> The curling in of the cover plates does not perceptibly suppress the sound. I once blocked off more than half of the opening in the back of a harp with an aluminum plate. There was no perceptible difference in the sound as measured on my sound-level meter. When you cup a harp in your hands, there is hardly any effect until your hands are almost closed.
> >>
> >> Opening up the Velvet Voice covers would be a waste of your time.
> >>
> >> Vern
> >>
> >> On Jan 12, 2011, at 5:27 PM, Denny Noreikas wrote:
> >>
> >>> All this recent talk about which Chromatics to buy got me thinking about trying the
> >>> Chromatic again for playing Blues. I have 2 key of C's, a Hohner CX-12 and a Hering
> >>> Velvet Voice 48. The CX-12 is too shrill for me compared to the Velvet Voice. I like the
> >>> rich smooth sound of the Velvet Voice. However, the top and bottom cover plates on the
> >>> Velvet Voice curled around toward the comb in the back of the harp which narrows the
> >>> back opening suppressing the sound. I am sure this is by design.
> >>>
> >>> The CX-12 has a very large opening in the back. Can the cover plates on the Velvet
> >>> Voice be filed down with a Dremel tool or similar device to open up the back? I am not
> >>> a customizer nor do I want to screw-up a perfectly good harp.
> >>>
> >>> Any help would be appreciated.
> >>>
> >>> Denny
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:08:04 +1300
> From: "hazcon" <hazcon@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Chromatic cover lids modification
> To: "Vern" <jevern@xxxxxxx>, "Denny Noreikas" <harpmessin@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Harp- L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Message-ID: <19C0C65DC2D5423CAC5A81FE4B0252CD@rickPC>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
> reply-type=original
>
> Vern to me you are the James Randi of the Harmonica world....and that is a
> compliment..
>
> Aside from the physics involved........I would also wonder why anyone would
> want to open the backs of a harmonica,especially if they were playing
> amplified Blues Harp.
> There has been A lot of discussion over the years about amplified
> tone and one of the crucial things mentioned is the complete enclosure of
> the harp to get that 'overdriven ' sound.David Barrett has a whole U Tube
> series on how to 'cup' the harp and mike to make it airtight.
> Opening up the covers I think would make that airtight seal even
> harder to achieve.
> Rick
> in NZ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vern" <jevern@xxxxxxx>
> To: "Denny Noreikas" <harpmessin@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "Harp- L" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 18:32
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Chromatic cover lids modification
>
>
> > If many buyers think, as you do, that openings in back of a harmonica have
> > a perceptible effect on loudness, the manufacturers will cater to those
> > beliefs, whether or not they are true. Hohner has actually claimed that
> > different types of wood used for combs produce perceptible differences in
> > tone! Manufacturer's, in an effort to differentiate their harmonicas from
> > those of the competitors, will often make claims that are not fully
> > justified by acoustics. A common ploy is to exaggerate some minuscule
> > effect.
> >
> > Hearing is a very subjective sense. Listeners will report hearing what
> > they expect to hear. It requires testing under very carefully controlled
> > conditions to avoid these subjective effects. Knowing whether the opening
> > in back is larger or smaller will affect what you think you hear.
> >
> > Human hearing is logarithmic. Sound level is measured in decibels. An
> > agreement is made on a reference level of sound pressure that is barely
> > perceptible to the "average" person. Then the db level of a sound is ten
> > times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound pressure to that reference.
> > A human can barely detect a sound level change of 3 db where the level is
> > suddenly changed....as in an A/B test of hi-fi speakers. Yet a 3 db
> > increase is a doubling of the sound pressure! If you listen to a sound
> > in a room, then go to lunch and come back to the room to hear the same
> > sound at a different level, it takes a very much larger difference to be
> > perceptible.
> >
> > Any slight change in the opening will have only a small % change in the
> > level and will be imperceptible to your ear.
> >
> > However, it is your harmonica and your ears. If you do not find my
> > arguments persuasive and you want to cut or bend open those covers and
> > rejoice at the increase loudness, have at it.
> >
> > Vern
> >
> > On Jan 13, 2011, at 6:19 PM, Denny Noreikas wrote:
> >
> >> Vern,
> >>
> >> That is interesting. I wonder why the new trend in diatonic harmonicas is
> >> a more
> >> open back? They do seem louder to me but are also more susceptible to
> >> denting.
> >> I'm confused.
> >>
> >> Denny
> >>
> >>
> >> On Jan 13, 2011, at 7:03 PM, Vern wrote:
> >>
> >>> The curling in of the cover plates does not perceptibly suppress the
> >>> sound. I once blocked off more than half of the opening in the back of
> >>> a harp with an aluminum plate. There was no perceptible difference in
> >>> the sound as measured on my sound-level meter. When you cup a harp in
> >>> your hands, there is hardly any effect until your hands are almost
> >>> closed.
> >>>
> >>> Opening up the Velvet Voice covers would be a waste of your time.
> >>>
> >>> Vern
> >>>
> >>> On Jan 12, 2011, at 5:27 PM, Denny Noreikas wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> All this recent talk about which Chromatics to buy got me thinking
> >>>> about trying the
> >>>> Chromatic again for playing Blues. I have 2 key of C's, a Hohner CX-12
> >>>> and a Hering
> >>>> Velvet Voice 48. The CX-12 is too shrill for me compared to the Velvet
> >>>> Voice. I like the
> >>>> rich smooth sound of the Velvet Voice. However, the top and bottom
> >>>> cover plates on the
> >>>> Velvet Voice curled around toward the comb in the back of the harp
> >>>> which narrows the
> >>>> back opening suppressing the sound. I am sure this is by design.
> >>>>
> >>>> The CX-12 has a very large opening in the back. Can the cover plates on
> >>>> the Velvet
> >>>> Voice be filed down with a Dremel tool or similar device to open up the
> >>>> back? I am not
> >>>> a customizer nor do I want to screw-up a perfectly good harp.
> >>>>
> >>>> Any help would be appreciated.
> >>>>
> >>>> Denny
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 03:59:40 EST
> From: MundHarp@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Chromatic cover lids modification
> To: hazcon@xxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Message-ID: <5c6ec.3f00dc34.3a616a7c@xxxxxxx>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
>
> There has been so much nonsense said... since harmonicas were invented,
> about comb material, & cover plates, "Tate steps" and such, which make SUCH
> A DIFFERENCE to the sound of a mouth organ.
> Well I just PLAY the darned things!
> I like some harmonicas, but I like other harps less.
> As Vern says... "SUBJECTIVE".
> Until I asisted at the comb materials seminar, YEARS AGO, at SPAH '97 in
> Detroit, with Vern Smith, I was convinced that "wood combs give a warmer
> tone"... But a room full of harmonica players could not tell the difference!
> I now know VERN WAS RIGHT!
> As for cover plates...
> They DO make a difference, but (probably) only to the player.
> I like thin cover plates, because they vibrate more in my hands when I'm
> playing the harmonica.
> A long time ago my friend Siegfried Nahrun built a CX-12 with brass cover
> plates. It was a great harmonica... But TO ME I like the thin plastic
> cover plates of the original CX-12 more, than Siegfried's CB-12... Simply,
> because the thinner plates vibrate more when the instrument is played...
> But I doubt the audience will notice any difference in the tone, or to the
> volume.
>
> Kind regards,
> John "Whiteboy" Walden
> Cebu City
> Philippines.
>
>
> In a message dated 1/14/2011 2:09:01 P.M. Malay Peninsula Standard T,
> hazcon@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> Vern to me you are the James Randi of the Harmonica world....and that is a
>
> compliment..
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 09:35:55 +0000
> From: "'Dr. Michael J. Marino, DC'" <m.marino@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Harp-L] RE: Chromatic cover lids modification
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Message-ID:
> <954fa2e2d3807c66b8f6ad553f713a6dc70e2212@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
> Denny,
>
> Any of us that do custom work and know the dimensions of the
> instrument could probably cut you new covers to meet the desired shape
> you want so that you can see how it affects the sound you are wanting.
> It comes down to time and cost and finding one of us that can work
> with you on getting the shape for the sound you want. I don't have the
> dimensions on a velvet voice to do a mock up and set up for covers or
> I would offer. Though it is something that I am working with on some
> older model 270's for myself and a client at the moment to work
> towards getting the mellow sound out that he is looking for and is
> possible with older Hohner plates.
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> Michael
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:13:47 -0600
> From: Mike Fugazzi <mikefugazzi@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Harp-L] Cleaning - Bar Keeper's Friend substitute?
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Message-ID:
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>
> I am of the understanding that http://www.barkeepersfriend.com/ is not very
> easy to find at the local store (hopefully, I am wrong). Is there a more
> generic and easy to find substitute? I will order if I need to, but I am
> sick of only finding things online, lol. I picked up a G Marine Band from
> the 60's in an eBay auction and after my general cleaning procedure, it need
> some more cleaning.
>
> Honestly, it was the dirtiest harp I had ever seen. The cover plates have
> some rust and crud that I will deal with down the line, but there is a build
> up beyond oxidization on a few of the reeds. Everything plinked and rang
> just fine - in fact, it wasn't even too badly out of tune. The comb was
> DISGUSTING. There was a ton of build up and it was obviously chucked.
>
> At any rate, my goal is just to get the harp restored and working - I have
> not plans to mod it beyond arcing and gapping. Yesterday, all I did was
> take it a part and put it through a couple rounds in an ultrasonic cleaner
> and then brush them with a toothbrush (not mine, my wife's). I am just
> hesitant to add anything to the reeds and reedplates that might hurt them
> and have heard excellent things about this product. This is one of those
> projects where if I have five minutes to myself, I will noodle with it, and
> waiting for stuff in the mail makes is less appealing.
>
> Thanks!
> ----------
> Mike Fugazzi
> vocals/harmonica
> http://www.mikefugazzi.com
> Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/MikeFugazziMusic>
> Quicksilver Custom Harmonicas
> <http://www.mikefugazzi.com/fr_customharmonicas.cfm>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:37:27 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Jerry Deall <jdeall@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Cleaning - Bar Keeper's Friend substitute?
> To: Mike Fugazzi <mikefugazzi@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Message-ID:
> <1526173687.1216931.1295019447142.JavaMail.root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>
> Home Depot carries Bar Keepers Friend in powdered form, which is what I use, and I think it works great. After cleaning I rinse w/ water and dip in Isopropal alcohol
>
> Thanks Jerry,
> http://www.thebluesambassadors.com/
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Fugazzi" <mikefugazzi@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 7:13:47 AM
> Subject: [Harp-L] Cleaning - Bar Keeper's Friend substitute?
>
> I am of the understanding that http://www.barkeepersfriend.com/ is not very
> easy to find at the local store (hopefully, I am wrong). Is there a more
> generic and easy to find substitute? I will order if I need to, but I am
> sick of only finding things online, lol. I picked up a G Marine Band from
> the 60's in an eBay auction and after my general cleaning procedure, it need
> some more cleaning.
>
> Honestly, it was the dirtiest harp I had ever seen. The cover plates have
> some rust and crud that I will deal with down the line, but there is a build
> up beyond oxidization on a few of the reeds. Everything plinked and rang
> just fine - in fact, it wasn't even too badly out of tune. The comb was
> DISGUSTING. There was a ton of build up and it was obviously chucked.
>
> At any rate, my goal is just to get the harp restored and working - I have
> not plans to mod it beyond arcing and gapping. Yesterday, all I did was
> take it a part and put it through a couple rounds in an ultrasonic cleaner
> and then brush them with a toothbrush (not mine, my wife's). I am just
> hesitant to add anything to the reeds and reedplates that might hurt them
> and have heard excellent things about this product. This is one of those
> projects where if I have five minutes to myself, I will noodle with it, and
> waiting for stuff in the mail makes is less appealing.
>
> Thanks!
> ----------
> Mike Fugazzi
> vocals/harmonica
> http://www.mikefugazzi.com
> Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/MikeFugazziMusic>
> Quicksilver Custom Harmonicas
> <http://www.mikefugazzi.com/fr_customharmonicas.cfm>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:40:40 -0800 (PST)
> From: Mike Fugazzi <mikefugazzi@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Cleaning - Bar Keeper's Friend substitute?
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Message-ID:
> <496b2fd6-bc43-4f84-a67f-6b8f5a70437e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> I am a moron...I actually read the website and saw right on there that
> is is available at Wal Mart. I'll pick some up today. There is a
> really nice hardware store a couple blocks from my house that usually
> has everything - except BKF, so I naively assumed it must be hard to
> come by.
>
> Mike
>
> On Jan 14, 8:13 am, Mike Fugazzi <mikefuga...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I am of the understanding thathttp://www.barkeepersfriend.com/is not very
> > easy to find at the local store (hopefully, I am wrong). Is there a more
> > generic and easy to find substitute? I will order if I need to, but I am
> > sick of only finding things online, lol. I picked up a G Marine Band from
> > the 60's in an eBay auction and after my general cleaning procedure, it need
> > some more cleaning.
> >
> > Honestly, it was the dirtiest harp I had ever seen. The cover plates have
> > some rust and crud that I will deal with down the line, but there is a build
> > up beyond oxidization on a few of the reeds. Everything plinked and rang
> > just fine - in fact, it wasn't even too badly out of tune. The comb was
> > DISGUSTING. There was a ton of build up and it was obviously chucked.
> >
> > At any rate, my goal is just to get the harp restored and working - I have
> > not plans to mod it beyond arcing and gapping. Yesterday, all I did was
> > take it a part and put it through a couple rounds in an ultrasonic cleaner
> > and then brush them with a toothbrush (not mine, my wife's). I am just
> > hesitant to add anything to the reeds and reedplates that might hurt them
> > and have heard excellent things about this product. This is one of those
> > projects where if I have five minutes to myself, I will noodle with it, and
> > waiting for stuff in the mail makes is less appealing.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > ----------
> > Mike Fugazzi
> > vocals/harmonicahttp://www.mikefugazzi.com
> > Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/MikeFugazziMusic>
> > Quicksilver Custom Harmonicas
> > <http://www.mikefugazzi.com/fr_customharmonicas.cfm>
>
>
>
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