Re: [Harp-L] Cham-Ber Huang Legacy preserving it.

[David Naiditch <davidnaiditch@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Cham-Ber was a great teacher and designer of new harmonicas, but to preserve his legacy, I'd most like to see some of his Insignia Records reissued.  I especially like his 2 LPs with Mogens Ellegaard, "Two Virtuosi" and "A Breath-Taking Performance."  Tunes include those of Bach, Telemann, Bartok, and Handel.  Does anyone know who owns the rights to Insignia Record recordings?  Is it Hohner?


On Jan 18, 2014, at 9:26 AM, Michael Peloquin wrote:

> Thank you Emile for this suggestion - maybe El Presidente Winslow can help to move this idea forward.
> 
> My first real chromatic (1 year after I started) was a CBH 2016- I still have it.
> 
> Cham-Ber was a very kind man who loved music and the harmonica. I went to his seminar in Kansas City in 1978 when I was playing all of 2 years. Cham-Ber was incredible. (I met a young Mark DuFresne there and was inspired to learn how to bend a note on diatonic - and chromatic that week.)
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> 5 years later, Cham-Ber was on his way to Chicago and coming through my hometown. He called me and we met for him to show me his new line of Huang Harmonicas. I loved the 1248 and also the Star Performer. He was a fun hang with a great sense of humor. He asked if I would come work with him at NAMM in Chicago in the Summer of 1983 - Of course I would!! That show was very impressive to this young man.
> Thank you for all the inspiration CBH.
> 
> Michael Peloquin
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>> Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:25:06 -0800
>> From: oatss_oatflakes@xxxxxxxxx
>> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>> CC: 
>> Subject: [Harp-L] Cham-Ber Huang Legacy preserving it.
>> 
>> Cham-Ber was not just a performer but also an educator and an arranger.
>> I still have some of his 18 studies for chromatic harmonica but I don't think they
>> were ever published. They were based on Bona and showed great insight to
>> the use of b# and e#. He also had Music Minus one stuff but I don't think it's
>> available from the company. I know he did many arrangements of pieces also.
>> I think there is a duet for the Air in G. 
>> 
>> 
>> Cham-Ber was my first harmonica teacher through Music Minus one.
>> I would hate to see his work lost. I have what I think is his first recording
>> in Hi Fi before stereo. I'm sure it's out of print now.
>> 
>> I think it would be great if SPAH could Help preserve his legacy so it could be
>> available to future generations. Some type of archive would be great. I know there
>> may be some legal issues but I don't think they're insurmountable. Maybe the
>> Huang harmonica company could help SPAH.
>> 
>> Thanks for listening,
>> 
>> Emile
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