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Greetings to all:

I just subscribed to BH.com last night (about time with all the cool content and players here!).
I look forward to working through the vids, the wealth of information, and getting to know some new folks on the forum.

Regards-
Burke T.

Open Door Productions

Hey all ,

This is Bharath Rajakumar ... a harmonica player in Montreal

This may be so unimportant that I shouldn't mention it ... A friend of mine turned me onto the interview with David Waldman recently where David sort of mentions that I said that I could tell when Little Walter was puckering or tongue blocking , and I want to address this for a second ... First of all Ill say that David Waldman of all of them alive today still in my books my favorite harmonica player and someone I consider to be a good friend , ... and truly a master like any of the old pre and post war players continue reading...

Has anyone used MuseScore for transcribing/notating music?

It's a free, open source program you can download for any platform at musescore.org.
I just started fiddling with it, and I was wondering if anyone here had any experience with it. continue reading...

Great rehearsal Ryan - I thought you did really well and wish you well for the concert - knowing you'll do great!! Great tone out of that rig and solid confident articulation!! Looked and sounded like a pro.

Those SJ Sharks should bring you out for in between period entertainment!!

Greg knows how much I appreciate his expertise and skill and I know that many in the harmonica world feel the same!! Tough situation but I know you will be a great addition to the experts to whom we have access. David- you've done it again!! Thanks

Welcome Greg - I'm loving my "woodies", especially the black label element!!! I'm looking forward to learning more from you!

Watching videos on youtube, I often see players such as Junior Wells, SB2, among others, put their finger briefly in the their ear while playing. Maybe it's just tugging the earlobe. I don't know. I was wondering if you knew anything about this.

-Taylor

I'm REALLY frustrated with learning how to bend the 2 draw on an A harp. Trying to get that E down to a D. I can get it down to an Eb but no further. This is with about 3 solid months of daily practice trying to bend it. I'm okay with bending the higher notes, but this 2draw on the A harp has me completely stumped. continue reading...

Here's a good artical on the subject with links to a few others. When I am learning a new instrument I spend 3-5 hours a day in the woodshed. I can't understand why people drink the koolade from instructors that promise proficiency in 6 months with just 5 minutes of practice a day.

http://www.bulletproofmusician.com/how-many-hours-a-day-should-you-pract...

Can any of you fantastic blues harmonica players tell me what key of harmonica Billy Branch is using for the second solo in Broke and Hungry (album: Harp Attack)? The music is in the key of D. The first solo is with a high G harp, but I cant figure out the second solo. I've tried the C harp in third position and that seems to work to a point, the 3 draw bend to start the solo is super fun, but it seems to break down after that. I've also tried the regular G harp in second, but neither of them sounds right. Can anyone tell me what harp I need for this? continue reading...

I saw Joe FIlisko play with a glass for effect. And I wanted to come up with something like his glass but I didn't like the size. So on Ebay I found a small brass cup that was 2-3/4" diameter. I got to thinking the other day that I'd like to improve my mic cupping technique and came up with the idea that my little brass cup would be perfect for that. So instead of carrying around one of my vintage mics I carry the cup in the car to practice with. If you'd like your own cup Ebay has lots of metal cups... I'd just make sure the diameter is 2-1/2" to 2-3/4".