General Discussion

Hello all,

I started out with a Marine Band classic in C, jumpted to a Manji in A, then to Special 20s in G, A, and C where I stayed for about a year until jumping to the Rocket. I liked them so much I eventually bougth a 1/2 set. Still, the Gear Acquisition Syndrome kicked in and I've decided to start buying other harps every now and then to test and see what's out there. Today's latest acquisition is the Les Oskar in A. continue reading...

Don't know if this has been posted before, but here's a great article about Hohner Marine Bands, their decline in quality, the company's near bankruptcy, the automation of the 90's, and ultimate return to quality, hand-crafted production. Lee Oskar, Joe Filisko and Kinya Pollard feature prominently in the article as well. Although centered on Hohner and the Marine Band line, it's really a great article about harmonicas during the Rock age and after the golden age of Blues.  continue reading...

I'm looking for a case for my Hohner Special 20 harmonicas so I don't have to deal with a bunch of individual boxes. I currently have four, and recently ordered a Hohner Flex Case M but it transferred such a terrible taste to my harmonicas that I've returned it. If it weren't for the odor/taste issue, the Hohner case was perfect: not too large, soft-sided, 7 slots.

Thanks,

John

Hi All,

I'm currently working hard at level 4 loa, and have been making good progress, I've even thrown chromatic into the mix. I have been working on the study songs but suddenly couldn't get the bends,  especially on the strut, despite being able to do them. Arrgh how frustrating!

I went back to basics,  watched David do it which made me realise that I wasn't doing it quite right, so after two 1 1/2 hour sessions dedicated solely to the 4/5 double bend on the strut, I'm getting there. 

How do you guys approach setbacks?

Hello, all. Try as I might, I really have not been able to correctly ID key signatures. This is impeding my playing a bit as I find I must rely on formal backing tracks that state the key signature in the title. I came accross this site and it seems pretty accutrate. I dropped several songs into it including backing tracks for which I knew the key in advance and it hasn't failed in any of these. Do you guys have any thoughts or opinions on this?

Also, given that it seems to be free I wonder what their angle is.

Here's the link: https://getsongkey.com/tools/key-finder

Does anyone know if there is a songbook available for low c harmonicas? Specifically, I just got a Marine Band 364 and, aside from Bye Bye Bird whose tabs are available on the internet, is there a songbook available for this?

Hi,

I just bought Harmonica last week and since du, I can play single note, today I signed up in this website and started with:

Step 1

• Blues Harmonica Fundamentals

  This is where you learn the basics of playing the blues harmonica.

I don't understand how is that for beginners? It looks so complicated. I hope someone you guys can help me find the right course for my level in this website.

best regards.

Hello Everybody!

First of all I'd like to thank David for the amazing work he has done and the method he uses because I am not just learning so fast but enjoying every class I am taking.

My question is related to the lesson "Dynamics". When I try to control the volume it seems to me very hard to mantain the breath for a long time. and not only that but when I start from loud to soft seems impossible to me to make a plane/constant breath while I am decreasing the sound, and so not being able to avoid doing a kind of "tremolo" with diaphragm. continue reading...

Hi All,

I recently learned about www.harptabs.com which has published the harmonica tabulature of thousands of popular songs. Does anyone know of a similar website that offers backgrouind accompanyment musica that you can play along with?

Thanks.

prsnrs

Greetings! I'm new here!I thought I'd quickly say hello and introduce myself. My name is Rob, and I'm from Russell, Manitoba, Canada. continue reading...