Noodles
118 posts
Jul 15, 2012
11:18 AM
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1. What is your preferred harmonica?
2. What is your preferred genre, (Blues, Jazz, etc.)?
3. What motivated you to start playing harp in the first place?
Last Edited by on Jul 15, 2012 10:56 PM
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tolga7t
255 posts
Jul 15, 2012
11:20 AM
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1. Seydel 1847
2. Blues
3. Blues
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Fingers
187 posts
Jul 15, 2012
11:27 AM
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1, Seydel 1847
2, Blues
3, The sound
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1847
76 posts
Jul 15, 2012
11:38 AM
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seydel 1847 surprise!
blues
saw the beatles on ed sullivan
Last Edited by on Jul 15, 2012 12:17 PM
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Rick Davis
524 posts
Jul 15, 2012
11:48 AM
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1. Hohner Crossover
2. Chicago & Delta Blues
3. Hearing a blues harp player
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mikolune
148 posts
Jul 15, 2012
12:09 PM
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1. Hohner Marine Band Deluxe
2. Electro
3. Sound, portability
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Pistolcat
211 posts
Jul 15, 2012
12:16 PM
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1. Hohner marine band deluxe
2. Listening - alternative, playing - blues
3. Cowboy bebop
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LSC
250 posts
Jul 15, 2012
12:31 PM
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1847
Blues
The first time I heard Charlie Musslewhite.
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LSC
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FreeWilly
272 posts
Jul 15, 2012
1:23 PM
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1. Golden Melody (changed my mind..)
2. Mainly Blues (Ricci, del Junco)
3. Seeing Free Willy and falling in love with the idea of having consolation through music in your pocket.
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groyster1
1948 posts
Jul 15, 2012
3:01 PM
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1.marine band deluxe
2.blues
3.blues on john r wlac anybody playing harp
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Jehosaphat
266 posts
Jul 15, 2012
3:04 PM
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1.Lee Oscar (gulp ^) especially with wooden combs
2.Blues
3.Night Owl Blues (B side of an old Lovin' Spoonful Hit)
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timeistight
698 posts
Jul 15, 2012
3:08 PM
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1. Hohners. I seem to be settling on Golden Melodies on the high keys and some type of Marine Band on the rest, but I wish I had a few more non-MS Meisterklasses to try out.
2. I prefer good music.
3. Tony Glover's book.
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BronzeWailer
724 posts
Jul 15, 2012
3:43 PM
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Marine Band Crossover
Blues
Big Leg Mama riff on Natchl Blues radio show
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bubberbeefalo
69 posts
Jul 15, 2012
3:53 PM
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1.SP 20s
2.Chicago Blues
3 Seeing Paul Butterfield in 1965
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Leatherlips
116 posts
Jul 15, 2012
3:55 PM
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Special 20's.
Blues.
A mate told me that what I was listening to and liking was blues.
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AW
129 posts
Jul 15, 2012
4:12 PM
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1. B-radical (sadly)
2. Blues/folk
3. the Blues Brothers
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belfast_harper
317 posts
Jul 15, 2012
4:24 PM
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1. Marine Band
2.Blues
3. Sound of harmonica and Bob Dylan
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SuperBee
415 posts
Jul 15, 2012
6:08 PM
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1. I play various marine bands mainly. Crossovers, 1896s, deluxe, sp 20.
2. Hard bop, blues, bluegrass, country, 30s dance band swing.
3. Always liked it. Wanted to sing. Thought being an ordinary singer wasn't sufficient to keep me in the band. Discovered playing bad harp didn't help.
Harmonica intrigued me as a youngster because I couldn't believe it was possible to play individual holes. I still can't believe it.
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Last Edited by on Sep 08, 2012 5:18 AM
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laurent2015
327 posts
Jul 15, 2012
6:38 PM
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Sixties.
There was a band playing outside in a park.
The harp player was wearing a belt full of harps, I couldn't understand why.
Back home, I still could hear the music, about 2.5 km far from the park, but the harp's sound was the loudest: I was really impressed by that.
End of sixties: I heard for the first time "Smokestack Lightnin'" by the Yardbirds and this was the spark.
Cannot answer the two first questions (multiple answers).
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Noodles
121 posts
Jul 15, 2012
7:44 PM
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INTERIM SURVEY RESULTS
In a completely unscientific poll, participants were asked 3 seemingly simple, but perhaps revealing questions. Here’s what we've learned up to now:
TOTAL RESPONSES: (So far)
18
HARP PREFENENCES:
Seydels 4
Hohners 10
Lee Oscars 1
B-Radical 1
Undecided 2
100 % of Sedyel users in this thread (up to now) tend to gravitate to the same model, Seydel 1847 even though Seydel offers a large variety of harmonicas.
Hohner, overall, has a larger following, but the loyalties are split between models.
30% of Hohner users chose the Marine Band Deluxe
20% of Hohner users chose Crossovers
20% of Hohner users chose Golden Melodies
20% of Hohner users chose Special 20s
10% of Hohner users chose Classic Marine Bands
Lee Oscars received only 1 vote
B-Radicals received only 1 vote
Undecideds cast 2 votes (no actual preferences)
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61% of participants began playing as a result of hearing another player
17% began playing because of portability or the "sound" of the instrument
11% started because of their interest in Blues music
11% were motivated or started by OTHER methods/reasons
*Of special interest is that Suzuki harps have not been mentioned. However I purchased three of them in the past 30 days, 2 Manji's and a PromasterV
Let's see if the numbers hold as more members participate.
Last Edited by on Jul 16, 2012 10:00 AM
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Rgsccr
54 posts
Jul 15, 2012
7:46 PM
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SP 20s,
Blues
Started to play at UCSB to impress my girlfriend after hearing Dylan on Highway 61. Even on that album the song I gravitated to was It Takes A Train To Cry. Then, after transferring to Berkeley (following the girlfriend), I saw blues harp players out on Telegraph Ave. with belts full of harps. How cool! Bought some Sonny Terry and George Smith, and never looked back. The sound of a harp playing the blues has always been, to me, the sweetest sound in the world.
Last Edited by on Jul 15, 2012 9:37 PM
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rbeetsme
791 posts
Jul 15, 2012
7:51 PM
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Hohner MB's light custom
Bluegrass, blues, gospel, acoustic
Charlie McCoy
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Sarge
225 posts
Jul 15, 2012
8:38 PM
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Mike Street customized souls voice and Dave Payne optimized solist pro.
Any, but gravitate toward old time stuff
My Dad
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Greg Heumann
1700 posts
Jul 15, 2012
10:19 PM
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1) Seydel 1847
2) Blues
3) it grabbed me, not the other way around
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/Greg
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Ant138
1208 posts
Jul 15, 2012
10:56 PM
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1) Seydel 1847
2) Blues
3) Blues
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Last Edited by on Jul 15, 2012 10:57 PM
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jimbo-G
137 posts
Jul 15, 2012
11:14 PM
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1) Hohner blues harp ms, until i get a manji
2) Blues
3) i suppose the sound made me start but im not sure.
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S-harp
52 posts
Jul 16, 2012
12:20 AM
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1. Marine Band Classic customs
2. Blues
3. The sound and portability, Dylan, Neil Young and Springsteen, before the great Walters kicked my doors open when I was twenty years.
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Libertad
101 posts
Jul 16, 2012
12:21 AM
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1. Hohner Crossover
2. Mainly Blues but broad tastes
3. Hearing other players, Very influenced by Jason Ricci.
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Martin
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The Gloth
669 posts
Jul 16, 2012
1:12 AM
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1. Marine Band Deluxe/Suzuki Valved Promaster
2. old-time country blues
3. I bought an old harmonica at a flea market
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A440
19 posts
Jul 16, 2012
1:24 AM
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1. Marine Band Deluxe (gigging), Special 20 (woodshed) - both OOTB
2. Blues, Rock, Folk
3. Motivations/Inspriations... At age 8: hearing my grandfather and father play country harp. Then as a teenager: hearing the harp of John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Neil Young, John Kay, Roger Daltry, Magic Dick, Robert Plant, Steven Tyler, etc. embedded in the fabric of 60s/70s rock. Then as an adult: discovering the blues harp of Paul Butterfield, Little Walter, Sonny Boy, Slim Harpo, Jimmy Reed, etc.
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Aussiesucker
1164 posts
Jul 16, 2012
2:02 AM
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1) Lee Oskar
2) Country & Bluegrass
3) Portability.
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Baker
232 posts
Jul 16, 2012
2:10 AM
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1. Marine Band Classics – Some tweaking
2. Blues / Bluegrass / Folk
3. Something I always wanted to do.
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the_happy_honker
124 posts
Jul 16, 2012
2:31 AM
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1. Marine Band Classic, gapped
2. Blues
3. I bought a cheapie for my 2 year-old son and then another (better) one for myself, so we could play together. Then I decided that, OK, now I've got the instrument, I might as well try to get good at it. I discovered Adam's YouTube videos and the consequences have plagued my family ever since.
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bluzmn
73 posts
Jul 16, 2012
3:00 AM
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1.Lee Oskar
2.Blues
3."Baby,Scratch My Back" by Slim Harpo
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didjcripey
332 posts
Jul 16, 2012
3:01 AM
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1: Suzuki manjis
2:Blues, especially Chicago & swing
3:At a concert, boring band. When they finished, a drunk mate of mine (could hardly stand) grabbed a harp and wailed; other audience members took the stage and then the night really took off!
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Lucky Lester
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MrVerylongusername
2411 posts
Jul 16, 2012
3:48 AM
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1. Lee Oskars - last forever
2. Rock, soul, blues
3. Seeing Sugar Blue busking in Paris in the 80s
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GamblersHand
373 posts
Jul 16, 2012
4:21 AM
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1. Mainly Crossovers, also a few MB Deluxe
2. Playing and listening - slightly left-of-centre blues, roots music, alt-country, soul, the bluesier end of jazz, funk, some rock
3. Always liked the sound when my older brother played blues on his guitar, then hearing Sugar Blue play "Another Man Done Gone" on the Blues at Montreux album, then finally having the misguided view that a harmonica would be easier to learn how to play well than say, a guitar
Last Edited by on Jul 16, 2012 4:22 AM
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WestVirginiaTom
58 posts
Jul 16, 2012
5:18 AM
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1. Seydel (customized Solist Pro or 1847)
2. Blues
3. The harp is such a chick magnet!
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yonderwall
32 posts
Jul 16, 2012
5:25 AM
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1. Suzuki Manji
2. Blues (though I am beginning to develop a deeper appreciation for Jazz)
3. A neighbor played a recording of Juke for me
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walterharp
906 posts
Jul 16, 2012
6:37 AM
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1. Custom harps, especially Spiers
2. anything but opera and bagpipes
3. John Mayall, room to move.. when it came out
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robbert
100 posts
Jul 16, 2012
6:57 AM
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1. Crossover / Spiers custom Sp. 20
2. Jazz/Blues/World
3. Little Walter (didn't recognize amplified harmonica and couldn't believe it was harmonica when I was told)
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AirMojo
288 posts
Jul 16, 2012
7:43 AM
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1. Seydel 1847
2. Blues, Country, Bluegrass, Folk
3. Watching & listening to Norton Buffalo on Austin City Limits in 1978; also Jonathan Edwards
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Hobostubs Ashlock
1882 posts
Jul 16, 2012
8:43 AM
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Hering 1923's
coffee house acoustic/blues
I was wanting another instrument that would help in my recordings with the acoustic guitar.
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wolfkristiansen
120 posts
Jul 16, 2012
9:14 AM
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1. Special 20 out of the box
2. Blues
3. Got a tremolo harmonica from Santa when I was in grade two
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isaacullah
2077 posts
Jul 16, 2012
9:31 AM
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1) Self-customized Hohner Marine Bands with after-market combs
2) Indie Rock, Reggae/Ska, Deep Blues, Hip Hop
3) The music of Ryan Adams (Whiskeytown, The Cardinals) and Johnny Marr (The Smiths/The The).
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bonedog569
566 posts
Jul 16, 2012
9:32 AM
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Suzuki Hammond / Seydel 1847
Jam, Blues, Country, gospel - working on harmonic minor stuff & Latin
An older kid played me SBII's Real Folk Blues' album
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JInx
252 posts
Jul 16, 2012
9:53 AM
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1. Crossover
2. roots
3 couldn't sing, needed a melody
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Noodles
123 posts
Jul 16, 2012
9:55 AM
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Update
I intend do my non-professional, nerdy analysis of your responses (as I did earlier) but I can only count the very first harp you list as your "preferred harmonica." After all, we all most likely have a variety of harps, right? Always include the brand and model. Keep’m coming, the more responses - the better.
Tenga U, very much, please
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Your unworthy bean counter
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Gerry
11 posts
Jul 16, 2012
9:59 AM
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1, Hohner ProHarp (Pre MS, so basically a Sp20)
2, Rock
3, Springsteen, Neil Young, Dylan, the singer/ songwriter thing.
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Lonesome Harpman
100 posts
Jul 16, 2012
10:26 AM
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1.Hohner Crossover or Custom MB
2.Blues
3.Best Friend Played Harp
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