[Harp-L] ARKIA Demo

Fri May 15 17:04:26 EDT 2020

 Merci pour le lowdown sur l'Arkia. Pour le moment, je ne pense pas être prêt pour ce genre d'harmonica.

Cependant, je suis curieux, y a-t-il des fabricants en France qui fabriquent des harmonicas de la qualité de Hohner ou Suzuki? Je voulais toujours une harpe française. Non, malheureusement je ne parle pas français. Je fais cela pour entrer en contact ou créer des liens avec mes 10% de racines françaises.

    On Friday, May 15, 2020, 12:45:38 AM MST, Jerome P. <jersimuse at xxxxx> wrote:  

 Hi Dennis,
To my opinion, ARKIA is more for players who can easily bend all the notes, as well as for players who can bend all the notes & play overblows.The reason is the price: the ARKIA Origin is approx. $92 with shipping and without VAT. I think it's not expensive when one is looking for a airthight & reliable instrument. But If the idea is to improve your bending technique, then a lot of cheaper harps will be good enough (Golden Melody, Marine Band Deluxe, etc).
Best regards,
Jerome
Le ven. 15 mai 2020 à 01:33, Dennis Michael Montgomery <gaulay2 at xxxxx> a écrit :

 Yippy yi yo! That sounds good to me.
P.S. I like Benny Goodman.

    On Thursday, May 14, 2020, 4:30:34 PM MST, Dennis Michael Montgomery <gaulay2 at xxxxx> wrote:  

  Thanks for the insight.
I can bend on the first two holes and one on the third hole, but beyond that my results are poor. With this harp will I have better luck? I know from reading this thread that tweeking is a good thing to know, but due to my muscular dystrophy my strength and dexterity is severely limited. Is tweeking the ARKIA absolutely necessary? I play all my harps out of the box without cringing too much. Will the ARKIA play the same way?

My dear sweet wife says I can buy another harmonica next pay check. How much id the ARKIA in U.S. dollars?

    On Thursday, May 14, 2020, 8:08:04 AM MST, JOSEPH LEONE <3n037 at xxxxx> wrote:  

   We could always do.......'Riders in the sky'.      lololol.   smo-joe  
 On May 14, 2020 at 2:39 AM Dennis Michael Montgomery <gaulay2 at xxxxx> wrote: 

   I would like to hear that. However, I have a problem I live in Arizona.   

      On Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 10:31:56 PM MST, JOSEPH LEONE <3n037 at xxxxx> wrote:   

     Ha ha ha, you betchum.   :)   smo-joe  
 On May 14, 2020 at 12:35 AM Dennis Michael Montgomery <gaulay2 at xxxxx> wrote:  

   Thanks for the info.   
   So if he was in Kentucky would he play the Foggy Mountain Breakdown? 

      On Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 5:25:12 PM MST, JOSEPH LEONE <3n037 at xxxxx> wrote:   

     Hi Dennis. I understand your concern(s). As an aside a little about Jerome. He is the 'Commendatore of Grasse' (aka Perfume City, France). And performs mainly in the area of Venti-Miglia Italy to about Cannes France. So he 'may' have been inclined to give the demo in jazz. But I'm sure the harmonica is swell for the genres you mention. lolol.   smo-joe  
 On May 13, 2020 at 5:21 PM Dennis Michael Montgomery <gaulay2 at xxxxx> wrote:  

   Is this harmonica only for jazz? I would like to hear some blues, country western, rock, and even some classical and less electronics. Not being a jazz love I'd be less incline to buy it. 

      On Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 10:25:33 AM MST, JOSEPH LEONE <3n037 at xxxxx> wrote:   

    My hero, Commendatore Jerome 
smo-joe 

> On May 13, 2020 at 7:21 AM "Jerome P." < jersimuse at xxxxx> wrote: 
> 
> 
> Hi all, 
> Here is a demo of the ARKIA Origin model. 
> It is a cover of a Sebastien Charlier solo. 
> The aim was to stress the harmonica & see how it would react over 
> multioverbends & relatively complex & fast licks. 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1CBn-84OAc 
> 
> Best regards, 
> Jerome 