[Harp-L] re: opening cover-plates



Hello!  

     I've been lurking for quite some time now;
I just got through practicing on my Seydel Low, Low F.
I am digging these low-tuned harps more and more and can't WAIT to 
try the new Hohner Thunderbird to compare it to the Seydels!
     As far as cover-plates ... I have found it makes a SIGNIFICANT
difference on Special 20's.  All you need to do is take a pair of Needle-nosed 
pliers, and crimp 'em up. It ain't pretty, but neither is my amp; Sound is what matters.
Someone once said:
     " You can point at the moon, and some people will see it, and dig it, and look at it;
       others will look at your finger and argue about how many lines are on it!".
     I have gotten some very, very invaluably good advice off these pages over the years
and have been lucky enough to have been born in the days when the harmonica was not as 
analyzed and dissected as it is today, because I had to develop my own way to "sound like those records", without copying the licks!  Certain "tweaks", or pieces of gear WILL help you project a good tone to more people, more pleasantly; however remember it's not the car, ultimately, but the DRIVER!
James Cotton plays RIGHT THROUGH THE PA, even if he isn't singing through it much these days.
He uses an SM-58A? WOW!  I wonder what he would sound like with an Audix?

Enough rambling ... but remember:

"Breathe, don't Blow!"; is the best advice for newbies.

Peace, Love and Easy Reeding! - Kre
 


 		 	   		  


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