Re: Hybrid#stacked harmonica
Russ Gaippe <[email protected]> Mon, 6 Jun 2005 16:51:56 -0700 (PDT)
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I'd like to see a photo. Sounds like a great idea you have there. You should be able to post photos in the file section for the group listed at the bottom of this email. Russ jrjfreer <[email protected]> wrote: Hello all I've only recently joined this group and really just started playing the harmonica. I was a little put off by the "bluesy" side with the diatonic, not keen on the chromatic, very keen on the orchestral ones but not so keen on the price!! [only a school teacher]. I read with interest the Asian method of playing stacked harmonicas, common for tremolo, but stacked diatonics like C and Db seemed a good idea to me. I tried the hand movement for the two and decided to join them somehow. Tried initially with a 6mm sheet of plastic between the two and then used double sided sticky tape to keep them together. I've now made one with the keys I've mentioned above and basically play it a bit like an orchestral one. I used a couple of brass tubes either side 16mm in length held together by thin bolts to make the assembly rigid. It is really like a small orchestral one and can also be played on a rack. I'd post a photo but I don't think this yahoogroup will allow that. Looking at a Suzuki brochure earlier today - What I would like to know is how you orchestral folk play the orchestral harmonica? I noticed the hinge and imagined that you would open up the hinge to play chords and close to go from say a natural on the lower tier to a accidental on the higher tier. To me playing stacked harmonicas seems a natural way of getting over the problem of missing notes. By all means contact me offlist if you prefer. Many thanks ~James --------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/big-harmonica/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing & more. Check it out!