[Harp-L] James L Gordon

[Ken H in Ohio]

I had the pleasure to meet Jimmy Gordon and a few of Columbus OH Buckeye
Harmonica Festival many years ago.
Enjoyed his harmonica repair sessions there. bought a couple of his
customized Marine Band harps.
He was quite the enjoyable character... and I'm sure he probably still is
where his musical humorous spirit dwells.

Regarding the custom Magic Dick tunings, and possibly the Super Streamliner
tuning,
maybe Pat Missin's website has them documented ?
https://www.patmissin.com/

Pat Missin always had a lot of harp-l posts many years ago !

Ken H in OH

On Wed, Sep 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM <bad_hat at xxxxx> wrote:

> One of the funniest people I've ever known.  A superb musician who
> famously played with JJ Cale and others.  He had worked on putting
> together the Magic Harps a collaboration with Pierre Beauregard and
> Richard Salwitz (Magic Dick) He was a superb harmonica tech whose tuning
> abilities were top notch, he had the ear.  The world I live in won't be
> the same going forward knowing that Jimmy is no longer with us.  It was
> and is a privilege to have known him.  My world was profoundly changed
> by the several harmonicas he built for me.  In particular a low E tuned
> to the Super Streamliner tuning scheme.  I think but I am not certain
> that SS tuning was his invention.  I mourn the loss of of one of the
> most significantly intriguing people I have ever known in the harmonica
> community.  I am including a link to his obituary below.
>
> https://vermontjournal.com/obituaries/james-l-gordon-1960-2025/
>