Re: [Harp-L] Man with what harmonica?

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Bb harmonicas were definitely available in the 1960s. They've been around since at lesat the 1930s, maybe earlier.


 
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 From: Gary Lehmann <gnarlyheman@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "a.cazemier@xxxxxx" <a.cazemier@xxxxxx> 
Cc: harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2014 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Man with what harmonica?
 

Even if Bb chromatics were not sold at the time, it would be easy to retune a C to that key.

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> On Jan 9, 2014, at 11:53 AM, Arnold Cazemier <a.cazemier@xxxxxx> wrote:
> 
did Bb chromatics exist at
> that time?
> 
> @Ken, Joe, the last two notes are indeed D# and E, but the breathing
> direction changes, so the notes will never sound together as in the song.
> 

>> Sounds like a C chromatic... 6B 5B 5D< 6B... (the < means slide in).
>> 
>> Ken H in OH
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>> On Thursday, January 9, 2014 11:41 AM, Gary Lehmann <gnarlyheman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> Bb?
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