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After many attempts to 'buy' some decent amplified tone, (partially kidding) I'm just starting to appreciate the power of good tight cupping. When I think I have it and then squeeze a little tighter, the tone jumps another notch. I look at my hands on the mc in a mirror and think it's completely closed only to find it's not. I have trouble using the "against my face" technique to close off the top of the harp because I still switch to lip pursing (although I'm staying tongue blocked more and more). Is there going to be any work on this aspect of playing Dave??? continue reading...

Is there a place to get harps refurbished. I have a few with that have notes that have gone flat and a few with holes that just won't play at all

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Can anyone give me any feedback on the Harp Commander III? Good, bad or indifferent experiences will be appreciated.

Well Dave - I did it!! Ordered my DT from Brian Purdy (great guy and super service) and it arrived in great shape. What a beautiful looking tweed box!! Initially I had to play around quite a bit to understand feed back issues and tone. Most of the problem was my playing - cupping - technique but as that comes together, I'm starting to really understand why this amp is so highly rated by the big boys. continue reading...

I've got a Fanon-Masco 3311 PA Amp hooked up to a vintage Newcomb 15" speaker cab. Man does this rig scream. I also played it through David's 2x12" Wezo Speaker Cab and it had a totally different sound that I like even better. I've had a few friends play the amp (Jim Johnson, Aki Kumar, and Dick Smith, Plus David Barrett) and they all thought it sounded great. Jim Johnson said he wanted one. I got the PA from Fritz Hasenpusch who had Skip Simmons do his magic on it. Skip specializes in Masco Amps and from what I've heard they all sound good when he does them. continue reading...