[Harp-L] RE: Harp players gear lists? blah blah longish

["Hellerman, Steven L." <shellerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

So this is what's in my case:
 
12 regular harps (one for each major key)
one custom low F# harp
one Hohner harmonica rack
one 25 ft. mic cable
an Audix pouch containing: one Audix Fireball, two impedence adaptors, one bottle of Satori Vocal Rescue, one guitar tuner, and a Bic lighter
one ballpoint pen from some motel
one small LED flashlight
one plastic shaker egg
one kazoo
one whistle
 
The harps are all Hohner Goldern Melodies, that's what I generally play these days.
 
 
SLH
 
 
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Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 15:12:29 -0700
From: "Robert Laughlin" <harmonicaman1968@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Harp players gear lists? blah blah longish
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I wonder if anyone has ever gone to the trouble of compiling a list of the various preferred gear collection of working or non-working harpists?

It would be nice to compare, at a glance, who uses which harps, how many artists use customized vs stock harps. Which artists are company shills,,er,,I mean, sponsored by a particular company,,hehe.

I mean, realistically, at least here on harp-l, it seems that several of the members are also reps for particular companies, so one has to take that into account when deciding on whose advice to take, in making brand or model choices.

(See, I'm somewhat the cynical type. I got that way from being an electrician. You have to assume "the negative" to be safe, that something may be "hot", lest you touch it prematurely and die. Once someone is sponsored, it's a question of whether they prefer, or act as a mouthpiece for certain manufacturers solely due to the fact that they're getting paid by that company, or whether they actually have a strong allegiance to such and such a company due to a long and enduring positive relationship, both with the company's service reps, and the harps themselves. Now to be realistic, I fully realize that everyone's gotta make buck, and having a sponsor is one way to do just that. Far be it from me to criticize. I'd also snap up a sponsorship if it meant getting free gear, for sure. And therein lies the problem. To whom do I owe a greater loyalty, family or craft? And of course, it's not "black and white". Loyalties are relative to what is one's present value choices. At times th!

 ese may change, or veer in one or the other direction.)

Blah, blah, blah,, I feel as if I'm just airing out my brain here.

Anyway,,

Mongo only a pawn in game of life,,, oh, I'm sorry, that's from a movie I watched last night.


Seriously (?) I'm a guy who, once I find something I like, tend to invest my loyalty and my time to whatever company or individual made it possible for me to have an elevated skill/enjoyment/performance level through the use and resultant appreciation of their products. Through the years, I have not had the pecuniary ability to be able to try all of the products out there, and simply taking people's "word" for some things can be risky, depending upon the individuals involved, even IF said "individuals" are being completely honest in their assessments. I'm STILL "in the process" of assessing various brands and models, which test period may indeed stretch into the next millenium, if I perchance might live as long as some biblical characters of note.

But alas, since reality must kick in at times, I'll probably never know, first hand, which is INDEED my "favorite" harp. I'll have to put up with "present favorite", to be sure.

(ATM, my favs are the two harps I have that are Hohner Pros, an 'A' and an 'E'. The rest of mine are all Lee Oskars, and almost without exception the reeds have gone southbound on me, mostly around the 3rd and 4th holes, where I suppose I "work" it the most.)

But again,,has anyone ever gone to the trouble, in this group or elsewhere, to compile a list of various harps, amps, pedals, etc., which each particular artist has settled on, and put this information all in one place?

Robert the Inquisitive

BTW, try this clip on, for something cool to jam along with on either an A or an E harp, or both. I found this yesterday. Fortunately, the A and E are both Hohner Pros, and in good shape, in my small collection of harps.

It's a good exercise in picking a harp that doesn't conflict, tonally, with the other instruments, especially that flute. Personally, I ended up using both the A and E harps to my advantage.

Makes me want to take up the flute, actually. But dang, what a groove,,,love that break,,,

"Nubian Lady", Yusef Lateef (who passed away just last year)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMFbQrCzSjg <https://webmail.sbccd.cc.ca.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMFbQrCzSjg> 

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