Re: RE Hybrid#stacked harmonica

>I hope James won't mind me chiming in and saying that he and I have been 
>having a very interesting off-list discussion about the whys and wherefores 
>of stacking harmonicas together (I'm just wondering whether two diatonics 
>stacked equals a "big harmonica" - I'll leave Jonathan to adjudicate on that 
>  ;-) )  
>
No problemo :)  I have adjusted the list description to fit!  I am 
calling secured stacks of nonbig harmonicas as "hybrids", which fits 
well enough, I hope :)

>I don't know what practical issues arise from the far-eastern 
>practice of stacking C/C# harmonicas together, but when I've tried this with 
>diatonics I find it quite difficult to get a good position for the upper 
>harp so that it doesn't get in the way when I'm playing the lower one.  
>Unlike James, who has a permanent and rigid method of connecting the harps 
>together, my experiments have involved blu-tack and are in definite need of 
>further refinement.  Personally, I think I'd resort to a chromatic for my 
>Irish tunes that have accidentals in them rather than a stacking system, but 
>I can see a lot of potential when playing medleys of tunes that involve 
>key-changes, e.g. from D to G in Irish sets (whaddya think, Dave?!)
>
>Steve
>  
>
Frankly it sounds like a very good idea to me.  I am looking forward to 
seeing that picture.  Sooner or later I am going to have to buy or build 
(or buy and adapt) one of those holders which allows for simultaneous 
harmonica and piano playing, and I might just base my work upon yours, 
James.  For best results, I am going to have to have three harmonicas 
available simultaneously, because there is at least one song I have been 
playing backup to which shifts through three keys during an instrumental 
break.

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