tookatooka
2623 posts
Jan 11, 2012
9:52 AM
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For those who would like to busk in more intimate venues without having to lug loads of gear around.
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FMWoodeye
186 posts
Jan 11, 2012
10:02 AM
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That's great, Tooka. Gives you the wherewithal to change locations quickly and as often as necessary, just like fishing. Nice harp work, too.
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tookatooka
2625 posts
Jan 11, 2012
10:40 AM
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Exactly, you can be a wandering mistrel and follow the crowd. Thanks.
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Steamrollin Stan
235 posts
Jan 11, 2012
10:54 AM
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I'm impressed, great harpin, nice bt, well done!!!
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BronzeWailer
362 posts
Jan 11, 2012
12:52 PM
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Good work, Tooka. I really want to see video of you on the street with this rig. If you wear a balaclava it might complete the guerilla ensemble. :)
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tookatooka
2626 posts
Jan 11, 2012
1:14 PM
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Thanks Stan.
Thanks BW. I'm waiting for the summer. Got the Olympics near me then. Want to combine selling original english watercolours with the busking.
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Oisin
907 posts
Jan 11, 2012
1:20 PM
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Hi Tooka...good thinking batman. One question I'd like to ask. What was the volume control setting during the video? It sounded great in your house but would it be loud enough for busking in a busy London street?
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Oisin
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tookatooka
2628 posts
Jan 11, 2012
1:31 PM
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Hi Oisin, it would get lost in a busy London Street but then again so would the harp. That's why I mentioned "more intimate venues", maybe a shopping mall, park etc. There are fairly quiet streets in London too though where you don't get the constant noise of traffic etc.
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Oisin
910 posts
Jan 11, 2012
1:44 PM
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Sorry Tooka...as usual I didn't read your post properly. I think it's a great idea though. It would sound great in an underpass or a tube walkway.
You sounded good on that track...I was praying you'd get the harp out of the box in time!!
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tookatooka
2629 posts
Jan 11, 2012
2:18 PM
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Yeah! Made it look pretty slick, didn't I? :)
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nacoran
5097 posts
Jan 11, 2012
3:14 PM
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Have you ever thought of ways to transfer images of your watercolors to harmonicas? I thought about doing some decoupage sort of stuff on a cover and then shellacking it, but I never got around to it. (My dream was, and still is, to have harmonicas that look like different candy bars, but your watercolors would look awesome on them too!)
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isaacullah
1727 posts
Jan 11, 2012
3:28 PM
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Hey! Yeah, that's pretty slick! Certainly it would work for quiet areas, and also folks would be like "Wow! That guy is making his harmonica sound like a FULL BAND!" ;)
Great playing too!
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easyreeder
108 posts
Jan 11, 2012
6:06 PM
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@Nate:
Please don't add artwork to your cover plates. It will just start a long running argument about how it affects tone.
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nacoran
5101 posts
Jan 11, 2012
7:58 PM
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Lol! Well played Easy! It's easy to remember how it impacts tone though- if it's applied smoothly it makes the harp sound flat. If it's applied more '3D' it makes the harp sharp. If you want it to sound more bright, use glow in the dark paints and if you want it to sound warm fire glaze it. If you want it to be loud, try pink polka dots with leopard print. :)
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scum
9 posts
Jan 11, 2012
9:19 PM
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So then do y'all recon my harps will sound flat and darker if I spray paint 'em matt black? And will the faux stone paint make 'em sound stoned or make 'em rock?
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oldwailer
1821 posts
Jan 12, 2012
10:29 AM
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Nice set-up Tooka--and nice playing!
This makes me wonder if it would work to use one of those DanElectro mini amps with a "Y" cord--with the ipod being one input and a Hi-Z mic into the other--to amplify the harp. Has anybody tried this?
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tookatooka
2632 posts
Jan 13, 2012
6:06 AM
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Thanks Guys. Nate, been thinking about your quest for a candy bar harp. Maybe if you can't get the harp to look like a candy bar, have you thought of just having a candy bar harp box. It shouldn't be too difficult to make a box and cover it nicely in a candy bar wrapper. Just a thought.
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