General Discussion

I posted part of this in my Special 20 thread, but I thought I'd put them separately in a thread of their own in case any one out there wants to know what a total newbie thinks of his harps. You silverbacks out there probably don't care what the kid thinks, but here it is...

Working my way through these - absolutely fascinating stuff David!!! As difficult to stop watching as it is to put down a Dan Brown book. Thank you - what a n interesting and knowledgeable man!!! Any chance he will be at Masterclass like he has been in the past?

Just found a new Big Walter Horton CD?, maybe old news to some. But you can download tracks 1-8 for free some of them solo Big Walter Horton. http://crossharpchronicles.wordpress.com/2010/01/18/two-previously-un-re...

Tracks 1-8 available as free downloads here: “full songs”
http://www.jeffersonbluesmag.com/sv/component/content/article/58-prenume...

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I don't know if this post is in the right spot, if it already exists yadda yadda. But I must say that the interview with Jason Ricci just blew me away. It moved me so much I can't stop smiling. That guy is the coolest harp player out there. How many pros do you know would ask you up on stage during their gig and hand you their harp and say go for it? How many pros would ask the audience if a harp player would like to come up and play during the break? (happened to me) He is out there I must say but I get a kick out of his playing and personality. continue reading...

I just ordered a Crossover and a Manji today from Coast to Coast. David and Joe Filisko are pretty up on the Crossover I know. And several others on the site like Slucey and Winslow Yerxa have a lot of good things to say about the Manji. I thought about ordering a Seydel 1847, too, but I can't get used to the idea of stainless steel reeds (even though Hummel is a big proponent).

I thought I'd give the two a good side-by-side. The only thing preventing a true side-by-side though, is the limited availability of the Crossover. I ended up with an "A" Manji and a "Bb" Crossover. continue reading...

Just wondering if there will be a video instruction to teach us the Filisko Harmonica Twirl that was modestly shown in his videos.

I see we have some folks from around the globe, but from how many places?

Where are all of our members hailing from? Just throw down a state and country.

I'll start:

New Jersey (Philly suburb - as I don't like telling people I live in New Jersey).

Wow! What a show from Florida tonight. Mark and The Blues Surviviors will do another show from Key West tomorrow night. Mark said the sound check is at 5:30pm EST. Tonight they started at 5:00pm PST. Here's the link.

http://www.greenparrot.com/webcam.htm

Dave

Just a quick note that Fritz Hasenpusch, our own "Harp Mic Man" was in a week ago to record seven hours of video footage for the site... all great stuff! These videos will be edited and start flowing onto the site in about two weeks.

I'm new to this wonderful site. I'm making my way through all the interviews to get a feel for where I might fall as far as style and technique. I was amazed when I heard that John Nemeth used the underside of his tongue to tongue block. I've always done that and was discouraged when I learned that i was doing it wrong. But this encouraged me to know that if it works, don't fix it! It helps to hear all of these interviews and get opinions on different techniques and how each player approaches his craft. I do think you need a woman in there. continue reading...