[Harp-L] Harp-L Digest, Vol 171, Issue 12
Steve Wornoff
supersteve99@xxxxx
Mon Nov 27 22:46:13 EST 2017
Hi I'd like a copy of Mikael Backman's thesis but the download link didn't work. Can someone help me. (Sorry if this is incorrect post I g...couldn't get anything else. ( supersteve99 at xxxxx) Steve Wornoff
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Subject: Harp-L Digest, Vol 171, Issue 12
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Date: Monday, November 27, 2017, 4:55 PM
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Today's Topics:
1. Manji reed replacement (coolblues64 at xxxxx)
2. Video- Spectacular precision
diatonic (randysinger)
3. Re: [Fwd: Question about
positions] (Richard Hunter)
4. Diatonic/Chromatic Thesis
(Paul Davies)
5. Re: Manji reed replacement
(Gary Lehmann)
6. Mikael Bachman Master's
Thesis & Western Swing (Greg Jones)
7. New hearing Aids (Jim
Peters)
8. Re: New hearing Aids (Vern)
9. Re: New hearing Aids
(Steve)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 11:00:37 +0000
From: <coolblues64 at xxxxx>
To: "harp-l at xxxxx"
<harp-l at xxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Manji reed
replacement
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Can anyone advise me on how to remove a
broken reed on a Manji harp? I believe they are welded
rather than fixed by rivets. B
Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 23:56:51 -0500
From: randysinger <randy at xxxxx>
To: "harp-l at xxxxx"
<harp-l at xxxxx>
Cc: randy singer <randy at xxxxx>,
Winslow Yerxa
<winslowyerxa at xxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Video- Spectacular
precision diatonic
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Wow!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4PSkoHCens&sns=em
www.randysinger.com
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 07:39:06 -0500
From: Richard Hunter <rhunter377 at xxxxx>
To: "harp-l at xxxxx"
<harp-l at xxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] [Fwd: Question
about positions]
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A C diatonic thing tuned to Country
tuning (draw 5 reed sharped 1/2 step)
would give you D major in 3rd position,
G major in 2nd position, and E
minor in 5th position. A G Melody
maker would do something similar with a
few more (A minor 7 chord) and
less (no 3rd for the e minor chord in the
first octave) chord combinations.
Regards, Richard Hunter
--
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 06:49:31 -0700
From: Paul Davies <paul.davies at xxxxx>
To: harp-l at xxxxx
Subject: [Harp-L] Diatonic/Chromatic
Thesis
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Wow. That was well done with
great licks.
Sent from my iPad
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 06:40:24 -0800
From: Gary Lehmann <gnarlyheman at xxxxx>
To: Brian Irving <coolblues64 at xxxxx>
Cc: "harp-l at xxxxx"
<harp-l at xxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Manji reed
replacement
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Using a reed wrench, swivel the reed
from side to side.
Same thing to remove a donor from
another reed plate.
On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 3:00 AM, <coolblues64 at xxxxx>
wrote:
> Can anyone advise me on how to
remove a broken reed on a Manji harp? I
> believe they are welded rather
than fixed by rivets. B
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>
>
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 12:04:27 -0600
From: Greg Jones <greg at xxxxx>
To: Harp-L <harp-l at xxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Mikael Bachman
Master's Thesis & Western Swing
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While the harmonica world seems intent
on starching fedoras and endlessly
discussing matters of no musical
consequence, we have Micael Bachman
meticulously directing the nuance of
Western Swing.
But wait; he evidently isn't satisfied
there, but instead does it on both
chromatic and diatonic. Very
well done Mikael..
This is musical creativity at its
best.
Our personalities don't lend themselves
well to envy, but I have to admit
it here.
The music is outstanding and he - like
so few harmonica players - fits in
perfectly and captures the essence of
the style.
He has replaced the fedora with a nice
felt Stetson and I like it.
The joy of music is not arguing over
which amp has more crunch or why we
should modify the covers on a Lee
Oskar; it is finding new and interesting
ways to incorporate the infinite number
notes we have available into an
expressive musical passage.
I'm going to have another listen .. and
I tip my felt to Mikael.
Hoping to hear more!
*Greg Jones*
*16:23 Harmonicas*
Web Site:
1623customharmonicas.com
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 18:10:37 +0000
From: Jim Peters <jfp2455 at xxxxx>
To: "harp-l at xxxxx"
<harp-l at xxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] New hearing Aids
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Hi Folks;
Thought I would throw this out to the
Harp-L members to see if anyone has experience with hearing
aids & hearing aids programs and how they might be
helpful for a harp player.
I am hearing impaired and have been
wearing hearing aids for about 15 yrs. I just acquired new
hearing aids that is capable of being programed for 4
listening modes. I do have a program for music, which
compresses sound and makes my listening a fuller and richer
experience.
My audiologist says I have an open
channel for installing an additional program. I mentioned
my harp playing and thought there might
be some type of program out there that might be beneficial.
I told her that I would check with the harp playing
community, somebody might
have some experience with this issue.
So, I'm hoping that there might be some
hearing aid wearing Harp-L members that might have some
suggestions in this area? Can anybody steer me toward any
particular programs?
Jim
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 12:33:14 -0800
From: Vern <jevern at xxxxx>
To: Jim Peters <jfp2455 at xxxxx>
Cc: Harp-L Harp L <harp-l at xxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] New hearing Aids
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I am on my third set of hearing aids.
Some digital hearing aids have a low
sampling rate and produce alias frequencies from the high
overtones of the harmonica. They sound terrible!
See Wikipedia on ?aliasing? for a more complete explanation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliasing
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliasing> My
current hearing aids aren?t too bad.
IF you are like most older men, you
have lost a lot of your high-frequency hearing. Your
hearing aids may have a lot of HF boost to help you hear
vocal sibilants. Ask your audiologist to program that
extra channel with somewhat less HF boost. Ideally,
take your harmonica to his office and try different
frequency curves to find the optimums.
If you are seeking an effect like an
in-ear monitor, hearing aids may not be your best
option. I recommend the Studio 1 AM-300 Audio Monitor.
It is a battery-powered unit that clips on your belt.
You use it with your harp mic. You can plug in your
headphones or ear-buds and set the volume level to suit
yourself. It is an analog device so that aliasing isn?t an
issue.
http://www.dslrfilmnoob.com/2013/04/06/studio-1-am-300-boom-mic-headphone-amplifier/
<http://www.dslrfilmnoob.com/2013/04/06/studio-1-am-300-boom-mic-headphone-amplifier/>
Vern
> On Nov 27, 2017, at 10:10 AM, Jim
Peters <jfp2455 at xxxxx>
wrote:
>
> Hi Folks;
>
>
> Thought I would throw this out to
the Harp-L members to see if anyone has experience with
hearing aids & hearing aids programs and how they might
be helpful for a harp player.
>
>
> I am hearing impaired and have
been wearing hearing aids for about 15 yrs. I just acquired
new hearing aids that is capable of being programed for 4
listening modes. I do have a program for music, which
compresses sound and makes my listening a fuller and richer
experience.
>
>
> My audiologist says I have an open
channel for installing an additional program. I mentioned
>
> my harp playing and thought there
might be some type of program out there that might be
beneficial. I told her that I would check with the harp
playing community, somebody might
>
> have some experience with this
issue.
>
>
> So, I'm hoping that there might be
some hearing aid wearing Harp-L members that might have some
suggestions in this area? Can anybody steer me toward any
particular programs?
>
>
> Jim
>
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 00:55:44 +0000
From: Steve <moorcot at xxxxx>
To: harp-l harp-l <harp-l at xxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] New hearing Aids
Message-ID:
<DB6P194MB0246910533201A4A3175C981A23A0 at xxxxx>
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charset="utf-8"
> On 27 Nov 2017, at 20:33, Vern
<jevern at xxxxx>
wrote:
>
> I am on my third set of hearing
aids.
>
> Some digital hearing aids have a
low sampling rate and produce alias frequencies from the
high overtones of the harmonica. They sound
terrible! See Wikipedia on ?aliasing? for a more
complete explanation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliasing <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliasing> My
current hearing aids aren?t too bad.
>
> IF you are like most older men,
you have lost a lot of your high-frequency hearing.
Your hearing aids may have a lot of HF boost to help you
hear vocal sibilants. Ask your audiologist to program
that extra channel with somewhat less HF boost.
Ideally, take your harmonica to his office and try different
frequency curves to find the optimums.
>
> If you are seeking an effect like
an in-ear monitor, hearing aids may not be your best
option. I recommend the Studio 1 AM-300 Audio Monitor.
It is a battery-powered unit that clips on your belt.
You use it with your harp mic. You can plug in your
headphones or ear-buds and set the volume level to suit
yourself. It is an analog device so that aliasing isn?t an
issue.
> http://www.dslrfilmnoob.com/2013/04/06/studio-1-am-300-boom-mic-headphone-amplifier/
<http://www.dslrfilmnoob.com/2013/04/06/studio-1-am-300-boom-mic-headphone-amplifier/>
>
> Vern
I've had to stop playing in public
because of my hearing loss. My hearing aids slightly distort
the harmonica sound (making a blues harp sound like a
tremolo). I still play at home quite enthusiastically and I
can live with that. But the problem is that the hearing aids
can't do for me what I used to do for myself, pick out and
focus on another melody player in the band. Sound is just
one big mush once you throw in the voluble pub chatter. It's
a bit like taking a photo of a beautiful sunset. You saw the
sunset and blanked everything else out. Your camera saw the
telegraph pole, the power lines, the six other cars in the
car park and the little brats with their dog just in front
of you. Everything in the scene is equal as far as your
camera is concerned. That's kind of what hearing aids do.
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