Harp all you want - Harmonica Players do.

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Comment by Jim Yates on July 15, 2012 at 7:59am

By the way, for all you slide players, that looks like a deep-well socket on Claude's finger.  The photo was taken by a friend of Claude's and mine, David Sheffield.

Comment by Jim Yates on July 15, 2012 at 7:52am

Here's my friend and local busker, Claude Paquette, with an ingenious harp rack that he's invented by piecing together an old Elton style rack, an old mic stand and a plywood table for spare harps.  the stand is stable enough that it doesn't push away from your mouth the way many of the commercial racks do and it frees you to sing or play without worrying about the rack.  Great idea Claude.

Comment by Jim Yates on July 1, 2012 at 7:35pm

In 1968/1969, I went overseas on a hitch-hiking tour.  I didn't take a guitar, but I did take a couple of Marine Bands in A and C.  I played them while waiting for rides and when I met a guitar player who wanted to jam.  When a vital reed went dead on the A harp, I bought a new one.  They didn't have Marine Bands in England, but they had something called an "Echo Vamper" which was the same thing with a different cover plate.  I still have it.  I wonder if they still make them.

I just got out my British harp and the cover plate says ECHO Super Vamper.  The bottom cover plate is identical to the Marine Band as is the rest of the harp.
I also have a 14 hole Marine Band in C with a red wooden comb that I bought sometime in the sixties.  Both of these are still playable.

My ex-father-in-law gave me one of his old harps.  It is a 12 hole C harp with Marine Band Special on the top cover plate and a red wooden comb.

Both the 12 and 14 hole harps have a small bolt on each end holding the cover plates, but the ECHO Super Vamper and other old 10 hole Marine Bands have four small nails holding each cover plate on.

Comment by Scott Burgess on July 1, 2012 at 6:56pm

I keep one in the console and play on my commute when the right song comes on!

Comment by GNuck on June 27, 2012 at 7:48pm

Hi Scott thanks for joining us.

I really like the portability of the harmonica, you can carry them anywhere easily within a pocket. I'm getting ready to order a "G" harp next now that I'm making progress on the C harp. It's help me to relax as well.

:-)

Gary

Comment by Scott Burgess on June 27, 2012 at 5:01pm

I have always played the Harmonica, I have a A, C, D, and E...all Hohner. I'm not great, but it helps me to relax.

Comment by GNuck on June 27, 2012 at 4:44pm

Hey there Gary welcome to the group.

I have a C Hohner Special Twenty, I decided on it after doing some reading and some suggestions from youtube videos and harmonica type websites. I found some pretty good tutorials on youtube.

I've really enjoyed it and it's been great for learning. I'll by far still a newbie but suggest starting with a key of "C" harp first. But I'll let the more experienced players here give more input on their preferences.

Great to have you.

Gary

Comment by Gary Ellis on June 27, 2012 at 4:00pm

I would like to learn the harmonica. I actually tried to take lessons when I was a kid. What would be a good harmonica to get started on? I haven't checked yet but I would imagine you tube is a good place to start.

Comment by GNuck on June 4, 2012 at 3:49pm

That's an interesting piece of equipment. Certainly unique and with a built in XLR mic input. I wonder if it's hard to clean them after a session of playing.

I guess it swivels for easy switching among the different keys.

Thanks for the pictures!

Comment by Jim Yates on June 4, 2012 at 3:28pm

Here's a strange new harp rack:

HarpJack has a mic and slots for six harps.

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