Re: RE Hybrid#stacked harmonica

I've tried and like Steve, was not very successful. However, I would love
to see something that works which is why I'd like to see the picture. The
description gives me a bit of hope that you've developed something that'll
work for me.
 
Russ

"Jonathan E. Brickman" <[email protected]> wrote:


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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Jonathan E. Brickman                America!  Bless God!!!                http://joshuacorps.org




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