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Fri, 01/19/2018 - 03:05
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Hi David, i am an absolute beginner and only have the Hohner pro harp ms in f. Will i still be able to make use of these lessons

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Fri, 01/19/2018 - 09:17
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Hello freddiestick, welcome

Hello freddiestick, welcome to the site. Though the F is a harp we use (not common, but it's included in a player's set of seven harps that they would take to a gig), it's not appropriate for lessons on the site. Get an A Harmonica, but keep that F, you'll use it down the road. Best wishes on your studies.

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Sat, 01/20/2018 - 06:35
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  H David went out and

 

H David went out and acquired pro harp in a, can now give it a go

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Sat, 01/20/2018 - 09:35
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What Kind of Harmonica for Beginner

Hi David I'm following your Level 1 course - Levels of Achievement. Now I own a Hohner Blues Harp in C, do I also have to buy a harmonica in G or A to continue the best, or do I have to wait?

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Sat, 01/20/2018 - 11:06
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Great, glad to hear

Great, glad to hear freddiestick

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Sat, 01/20/2018 - 11:07
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Hello jokertrain. Just an A

Hello jokertrain. Just an A is fine for now... you won't use the G until Level 4.

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Sat, 01/20/2018 - 16:26
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Thanks David for your

Thanks David for your lessons 

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Sun, 01/21/2018 - 06:19
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Marin Band in A is correct

Marin Band in A is correct for me or you advice me another brand or model? 

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Sun, 01/21/2018 - 11:10
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Marine Band is fine. A lot of

Marine Band is fine. A lot of people like the Hohner Special 20 and the Hohner Crossover... give those a try some day.

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Sun, 01/21/2018 - 11:23
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Grazie From Italy

Grazie From Italy

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Sun, 01/21/2018 - 11:27
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Sure!

Sure!

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Mon, 02/12/2018 - 08:56
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Blue dadi

hi David , the software Blue Dadi for Mac is demage in download, can you help me ? Thank 

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Mon, 02/12/2018 - 11:45
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I'll drop a note to John and

I'll drop a note to John and see if he's seeing any issues as of late. Since he gives this to everyone for free, he doesn't support the product, but let's see if it's something he has time to look into right now. Thanks for letting me know.

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Mon, 02/12/2018 - 12:31
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Thank You

Thank You

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Tue, 02/13/2018 - 08:55
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This is what John

This is what John stated,

"The message this member is getting is a known problem related to Apple security and them trying to get 3rd party folks like me to work through the Apple store….

Anyway, we offered the solution pretty handily in the forums in a response to hank stefaniak back in 2016. You told Hank to "Go into System Preferences > Security > Allow apps downloaded from “Anywhere””… and it did the trick!

Unfortunately, that option may not be available anymore for people running certain versions of Sierra. There’s still a workaround, but it’s a bit more complicated. I can take the follow up if the System Preferences solution does not work out."

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Tue, 02/13/2018 - 14:54
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Hi , i ‘ve just try with

Hi , i ‘ve just try with System Preferences security, i’ve S.O Sierra and now any download is demage .

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Tue, 02/13/2018 - 16:17
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Okay, please send me an email

Okay, please send me an email and I'll put you in contact with him.

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Wed, 02/14/2018 - 01:39
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info@marcopiersanti.com thank

info@marcopiersanti.com

thank you very much David you are Top

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Wed, 02/14/2018 - 09:59
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Thank you

Thank you

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Sat, 04/14/2018 - 07:03
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MP3 File Download

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Sun, 04/15/2018 - 08:54
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MP3 File Download

Hi, David I can listen to Tongue Blocking Study 1 - "Walk With Me" Study MP3 Song Jam Track but I can not download, I download a zero byte file and then I can not use it to send you the recording. How can I download it?

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Sun, 04/15/2018 - 13:48
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Hello jokertrain. You can

Hello jokertrain. You can download by right-clicking (PC) or control-clicking (Mac) and choose "save file as" and save to your desktop, or wherever you prefer to save it. If you're still having trouble, email me from the "contact us" link at left and I'll send you the file.

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