Ant138
330 posts
Feb 22, 2010
1:27 AM
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I have a tweed case but i hate to keep my harps out of their original case's, so they are in the tweed case but in their little boxes. Is it just me and Kingley who keep their harps in the original boxes?
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The Gloth
235 posts
Feb 22, 2010
1:36 AM
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I keep'em in their boxes too. But I don't have a harp case, I carry them in a bag that doesn't close anymore, so I'll have to find something else soon.
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CMo
1 post
Feb 22, 2010
11:43 AM
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Noob, drinking more than I was playing...Its a Special 20. I have them in the key of A, C and D. No case, no amp, no tools. Just me and the reeds. Hopefully I will sound good enough to invest more soon!!!
Love all the pictures, keep them coming...
Last Edited by on Feb 22, 2010 11:44 AM
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Honkin On Bobo
197 posts
Feb 22, 2010
11:59 AM
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I must be doing something wrong. I've got about a dozen stock Special 20's, in their boxes, that I carry to the gig in a black nylon shaving kit that I don't use anymore (so I wouldn't have to spend money on a case).
Hardly worth posting a picture of it.
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Big Nancy
26 posts
Feb 22, 2010
9:16 PM
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Big Nancy's Bad Habit
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gene
387 posts
Feb 22, 2010
10:47 PM
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Rick Davis,
I have the same case you have. I like it now, but I did not like it when I first got it. I wanted it to hold my harps securely and upright, so here's what I did:
I cut four strips of 1/8" masonite (one for each of the two sides of each compartment. Then I cut some strips of Foamies (sheets of thin rubber with a stick-on back found in the kids' arts & crafts department at WalMart) to stick onto those masonite strips. Then I cut smaller strips of Foamies (to use as spacers between the harps)to stick onto that long strip. It works almost perfectly, but it looks like your harps are a little longer than my Promasters, so you may need to use the Foamies spacers and not the longer strips.
To keep the harps from falling out when the case is carried, Instead of a gun, I have a couple of small photo albums with music stuff in them. But that's just because it didn't cross my mind to use a gun. :)
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bacon-fat
8 posts
Feb 23, 2010
7:29 AM
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My stage case.
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bacon-fat
9 posts
Feb 23, 2010
8:00 AM
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@Rick - Looks like Little Walter meets little Walther
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MJ
95 posts
Feb 23, 2010
10:43 AM
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Here are some of my mics and harps. The case is a rescued tweed suitcase which I lacquered. 
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MJ
99 posts
Feb 23, 2010
2:13 PM
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Some of you players have some really nice looking custom harps. Jon, Grillslinger and Tonyh in particular. If I get some extra cash, it might be fun to collect a few for myself. Everyone in this thread seems to have nice varieties of gear and great ideas in storing it. I have found that as my kit has becum more organized, I spend less time setting up and breaking down when I play out.
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jonsparrow
2363 posts
Feb 23, 2010
3:58 PM
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MJ whats that jt-30 looking style mic with the vents on the side?
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MJ
101 posts
Feb 23, 2010
4:07 PM
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Jon, That is a Bushman Torpedo that I retooled. I added a Volume control and replaced the stock low-z element with a Shure hi-z CM.
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jonsparrow
2367 posts
Feb 23, 2010
5:32 PM
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oooh very cool. thanks.
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RyanMortos
654 posts
Feb 23, 2010
6:14 PM
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I like your case too OW. Did you make that or just paint it? I thought I seen a similar case setup somewhere before but can't remember where.
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~Ryan
"I play the harmonica. The only way I can play is if I get my car going really fast, and stick it out the window." - Stephen Wright
Pennsylvania - H.A.R.P. (Harmonica Association 'Round Philly)
Contact:
My youtube account
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RyanMortos
655 posts
Feb 23, 2010
6:23 PM
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I also keep mine in their boxes and carry them around in a backpack with notebooks, sheet music, etc. I haven't quite figured out what the case for me is yet. I'd rather have a stronger case for the harmonicas for if I go to SPAH or something. Plus it's a pain to stick all my harps into my bag every time I want them all together.
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~Ryan
"I play the harmonica. The only way I can play is if I get my car going really fast, and stick it out the window." - Stephen Wright
Pennsylvania - H.A.R.P. (Harmonica Association 'Round Philly)
Contact:
My youtube account
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oldwailer
1083 posts
Feb 23, 2010
6:52 PM
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@Jon & Ryan--I made my case out of a jewlery box that my wife picked up at a yard sale for $3. After I stole it from her, I just tore out all the inside stuff and covered it in blue velvet that I found at another yard sale. I made the partitions out of hardboard covered with the velvet--they are removable.
The tray down next to the mic compartment comes out, and there is room down there for 7 more back-up harps.
In the lid there is a pull-down compartment that holds my harp rack.
It works out very nicely at a gig--I can grab any harp instantly. Sometimes I wish it was bigger--I want to get a Strnaad mic for the rack, and I have no idea how to fit it in. . .
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boris_plotnikov
35 posts
Feb 24, 2010
3:12 AM
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http://myspace.com/harmonicaboris
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Bluefinger
109 posts
Feb 24, 2010
4:46 AM
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If it ain't broke you just haven't fixed it enough ...
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Nastyolddog
270 posts
Feb 24, 2010
5:05 AM
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 .........................................My custom chop Dynamax Bullet with Shure Commando element
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GermanHarpist
1164 posts
Feb 24, 2010
6:32 AM
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F-me!!! Boris, that's a nice collection!
Same with MJ.
And Nastyoldog, what a beautiful Bulletmic...! There's some increadibly nice equipment on this thread.
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germanharpist on YT. =;-) - Resonance is KEY!
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GermanHarpist
1165 posts
Feb 24, 2010
6:35 AM
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Wow, Bluefinger, your pic hadn't loaded... being artistic.. ;) I saved that pic, I hope you don't mind.
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germanharpist on YT. =;-) - Resonance is KEY!
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MrVerylongusername
913 posts
Feb 24, 2010
6:46 AM
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Me too! Hope you don't mind Bluefinger, but that's my new desktop wallpaper!!!
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toddlgreene
887 posts
Feb 24, 2010
6:58 AM
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Man, I feel like such a Plain Jane compared to you guys!
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Todd L Greene. V.P.
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Bluefinger
110 posts
Feb 24, 2010
8:03 AM
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Thanks guys ... no problem! Let me know if you need it in a different resolution. I'm using it as a wallpapaer myself but I resized it for the web.
It's a mid 40s JT-30 with CR element and some Seydels BTW ...
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If it ain't broke you just haven't fixed it enough ...
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jonsparrow
2377 posts
Feb 24, 2010
9:05 AM
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ya thats real nice bluefinger. would you mind giving me some tips as to how to get the background like that?
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Bluefinger
112 posts
Feb 24, 2010
9:21 AM
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thanks! ... it's just black cardboard curved upwards. There is just one strong lamp facing the ceiling so the light is bounced off and very soft. No other light sources like flashes, lamps or daylight are involved. That's pretty much it. The exposure time is pretty long in such a setting so I used a tripod.
The vignetting was added in PhotoShop so you get this spotlight effect that draws the attention to the center of the picture. That's probably more than you wanted to know so I'll shut up ...
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If it ain't broke you just haven't fixed it enough ...
Last Edited by on Feb 24, 2010 9:21 AM
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jonsparrow
2380 posts
Feb 24, 2010
9:25 AM
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no that was all great info thanks allot. im going to try it. what kind of camera do you use? i have a nikon D40.
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Bluefinger
113 posts
Feb 24, 2010
11:26 AM
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This was taken with an EOS 350D + Sigma 50/1.4 but next week I'm gettind a 7D. That's going to take a lot of getting used to ...
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If it ain't broke you just haven't fixed it enough ...
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Rick Davis
240 posts
Feb 24, 2010
12:31 PM
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Boris, do you really use that Boss GE7 EQ pedal at those settings? Whoa, that is WILD, and the gain is maxxed out.
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-Rick Davis
Blues Harp Amps Blog
Roadhouse Joe Blues Band
Last Edited by on Feb 24, 2010 12:32 PM
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Blown Out Reed
33 posts
Feb 24, 2010
1:28 PM
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[img]http://www.musicworldsa.co.za/images/products/bluesband%20med.jpg[/image]
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Pluto
46 posts
Feb 24, 2010
3:23 PM
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How do you include pictures with your posts?\
Pluto
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Nastyolddog
272 posts
Feb 24, 2010
3:55 PM
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Yo Pluto get a Photobucket account upload your pics copy the HTML code past pic in topics..but first resize your your pic by 25% befor uploading to PB..there is thread to test this out in search OT Practice your Forum Skills
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nacoran
1218 posts
Feb 24, 2010
4:21 PM
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Pluto-
Forum How-To
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boris_plotnikov
36 posts
Feb 24, 2010
8:02 PM
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Rick Davis
Yes, if I use my tube amp I use that settings. Most soundmen insists that you have not add frequency you need, you should decrease others. I leave 200Hz and 1,6 kHz band at zero, while decrease other (different amounts) and increase overall gain. So I boost my amp at 200Hz and 1,6kHz. If I decrease all frequencies down, while add gain to maximum it sounds almost the same as bypass, so if i start moving some sliders to zero I boost amp at that frequency.
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http://myspace.com/harmonicaboris
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Rick Davis
244 posts
Feb 24, 2010
8:45 PM
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Boris, do you do this for tone or to reduce feedback?
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-Rick Davis
Blues Harp Amps Blog
Roadhouse Joe Blues Band
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boris_plotnikov
38 posts
Feb 24, 2010
10:50 PM
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Both! Decreasing highs reduce feedback and make tone fatter, while upper mids (1,6k) let harmonica cut through the mix.
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http://myspace.com/harmonicaboris
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Pluto
48 posts
Feb 25, 2010
1:41 PM
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Here are my first two amp/speaker projects, and some of my unusual harps. 
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Oisin
458 posts
Feb 25, 2010
2:46 PM
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Hey Pluto...I've got one of those Rhythm and Blues harp but I've never really worked out what to do with it. What do you use it for or rather how do you use it?
Oisin
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nacoran
1241 posts
Feb 25, 2010
3:16 PM
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Pluto-
Is that a Bass Harp I see? (Or is it one of those concert chromatics?) And that Marine Band looks extended! And Metal combs. We need labels!
I have a set of Huang Musettes. When I ordered it I figured it would come with a hinge, but they didn't. One of these days I'll get out the duct tape.
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Pluto
49 posts
Feb 25, 2010
3:58 PM
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That is a bass harmonica. I got it about the same time as the Hohner CBH chromatic (which by the way means Cham-ber Huang who started "Huang"),sometime in the 70's. The bass harp was under $200 then. The longer Marine Band is a Stevie Baker special. The diatonics all have custom nickel plated aluminum combs with MS plates and Big River covers. The two in the top of the picture are "chord harmonicas" that I bought with the bass and CBH. Oisin, I've never figured out anything cool to do with the rhythm and blues harps. Tommy Reilly plays a tune on this website describing the chord harp. http://www.patmissin.com/gallery/gallery08.html
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nacoran
1246 posts
Feb 25, 2010
5:14 PM
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How low does a bass harp go? I've heard some are lower than others, but every manufacturer site seems to use different terminology for it, whether it's listing hertz, using all sorts of punctuation ("'"), listing it as low or low low or giving numbers, like C3. I know I should buckle down and learn what each one means. In my head I actually think of it on the grand staff. (or ~, I get so confused!)
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Blown Out Reed
63 posts
Feb 26, 2010
1:13 PM
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Check Out My Johnson
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