KC69
241 posts
Jul 16, 2012
11:13 AM
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1. Seydel 1847 classic
2. Blues
3. Father played.
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nacoran
5983 posts
Jul 16, 2012
12:23 PM
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1. Lee Oskar (Price/Quality, I'd prefer Seydels I think)
2. Blues/Rock/fold
3. Carpal Tunnel from other instruments
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grahamonica
35 posts
Jul 16, 2012
12:26 PM
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1.Suzuki bluesmaster
2.Blues
3.Love the sound.
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gene
1070 posts
Jul 16, 2012
12:38 PM
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1. Suzuki Promaster
2. Rock, Blues Rock, Boogie, Blues
3. Was drawn to the sound of harp in many songs.
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bloozefish
31 posts
Jul 16, 2012
1:06 PM
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1. Seydel 1847
2. Blues
3. the groove
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BronxHarp
74 posts
Jul 16, 2012
1:21 PM
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1. Special 20s
2. Blues
3. two things got me started -- getting a free BluesBand with my subscription to Living Blues and soon after reading Adam's awesome "Mr. Satan's Apprentice," following which I sought out and took lessons with him (before he migrated to MS).
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TheoBurke
40 posts
Jul 16, 2012
1:46 PM
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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?
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1.Over the years, Hohner Special 20s have been my harmonica of choice. For the price, they are best value for out of the box consistency in tone, playability and resilience. As much as I admire what the MB Crossover or Promasters, Special 20s are my first pick.
2. I like jblues, jazz/blues and fusion. These fit my style, which tends to be fast, precise and sharp. I like playing country and bossa nova and gypsy swing at times, as it forces me to play melodically and learn new things. My playing tends to get monotonous if I stay in one style too long. Keep it fresh and remain teachable.
3. I first started with guitar lessons but I had no natural aptitude for the instrument. My fingers were too clumsy on the frets and I was unwilling to do the work. In 1966 or 1967 I saw the original Paul Butterfield Blues Band at a no age limit folk music club called the Chessmate in Detroit, at Livernois and 6 Mile Road. It was all over at that moment. I got a Marine Band the following day and have been playing ever since.
Ted Burke
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ej
14 posts
Jul 16, 2012
3:17 PM
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1. Suzuki Promaster, SP 20
2. Blues, country, folk
3. Tony Glover book, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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The7thDave
277 posts
Jul 16, 2012
4:10 PM
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1. Manji
2. Blues, broadly defined
3. Ability to practice in my car at lunch time
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colman
178 posts
Jul 16, 2012
6:20 PM
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marine band, blues & muddy waters etc.
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blackbettyhd
8 posts
Jul 16, 2012
7:04 PM
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special 20
Blues
The cool sound of an amplified harp
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BLUEGENE
8 posts
Jul 16, 2012
7:07 PM
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1 Lee Oscars
2 Classic Rock
3 Of all the instruments I learned to play enjoyed this one the most.
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Lazerface
32 posts
Jul 16, 2012
7:20 PM
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1: Crossover, MB deluxe, special 20, delta frost
2: Rock, blues
3: Bob Dylan!
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sydeman
88 posts
Jul 16, 2012
7:31 PM
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Marine Band some Richard Sleigh customs
Blues
Late 60's went to Jefferson Airplane gig the opening
act was Muddy Waters with Mojo Buford and that was it for me.
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Too Blue
9 posts
Jul 16, 2012
9:43 PM
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1. Hohner Special 20's
2. Blues
3. Paul Jones (Manfred Mann)
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atty1chgo
402 posts
Jul 17, 2012
9:20 AM
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My apologies for the extended remarks if anyone gets bored...
1. What is your preferred harmonica?
Suzuki Manji. I enjoy Special 20's as well as regular Hohner Marine Band's, but Manji is preferred right now.
2. What is your preferred genre, (Blues, Jazz, etc.)?
For harmonica, Chicago style blues. Musically, it would have to be jazz - traditional, bebop, fusion; actually anything except extreme doses of country is preferable. Certainly not hip hop, rap, house and variations on these themes. I believe that they are a waste of time and have greatly contributed to the dumbing down of American youth musically, and on a larger plane, the entire American society.
Oh, and smooth jazz - contemporary R&B is unimaginative, quite boring and has turned into Muzak.
3. What motivated you to start playing harp in the first place?
When I was a young boy....about the age of 5....I wanted to learn to play the piano. My godmother had an upright piano in their living room for her daughters, and I used to plunk around when I visited. When I asked my parents if we could get a piano, being practical post-WWII immigrants with "loftier" goals for their children, they said No. I had attempted to learn acoustic guitar in later years with no success, and never had formal musical training, although I am an avid music fan. I never lost my desire to play an instrument and make music.
When on or about 2005, through the wonders of the Internet, I saw an advertisement for Jerry Portnoy's Blues Harmonica Masterclass CD's, I bought a harmonica and the CD'S and was hooked. But the lessons and harp remained parked in a box during the next 3 years (personal upheaval and divorce). It was not until I saw the advertisement for the Hill Country Harmonica festival in 2009 (and my girlfriend's urging to pick up the harp again as well as attend) that I made a serious effort to learn to play.
So the long answer is the desire to play a musical instrument, but the immediate impetus has been the presence of Adam Gussow on the Internet and his almost superhuman efforts to push blues harmonica into the consciousness of people like us and help us realize our musical dreams.
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blueswannabe
147 posts
Jul 17, 2012
10:01 AM
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1. SP 20 or Marine Band
2. Blues
3. wanted to make music with son who plays guitar
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rogonzab
77 posts
Jul 17, 2012
11:35 AM
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1. I am still loking, but Bluesmaster would be my choise.
2. Blues
3. When a move out of my parents house, and start making some money, I decide to try to learn how to play an instrument. My girlfriends told me that the harp was the easiest instrument to play, so I went to buy a harp. Those first month were really frustrating, because I try to learn by my self, only whit YouTube. At the time I start leasing "Harmonica music" and few months down the road I buy a electric guitar, because I don't really get it how harps works. The things is that I always come back to the harp leaving the guitar on the side. The time was passing and I began to feel more comfortable whit the harp (even play some melodies!), so I decide that that will be my instrument. So far so good, I rely enjoy play harmonica, I am not good at it, but I really really like it.
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Blackbird
191 posts
Jul 17, 2012
1:26 PM
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1. Hohner Marine Band
2. Blues, rock
3. Portable, inexpensive, different than guitar/drums, gets me out of the 'musical box' I was otherwise in.
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Spider
39 posts
Jul 17, 2012
1:54 PM
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1. Manji
2. There's other kinds of music other than blues!?
3. Have always loved the sound of the harmonica
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Patrick Barker
449 posts
Jul 17, 2012
5:06 PM
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1. Hohner Crossover (though after seeing how many people put 1847 I guess I'd better try one soon)
2. Blues
3. Got a harmonica for Christmas one year, and from that I discovered James Cotton on YouTube
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Gnarly
287 posts
Jul 17, 2012
5:27 PM
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1. I'm liking these Suzuki Olive harps
2. Folk
3. Gig
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Calvin
21 posts
Jul 17, 2012
5:47 PM
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1. Special 20s
2. Blues, Cajun, Old Time
3. Got one of those bluesband harps as a gift and took it with me when I was volunteering in Kenya. There were no electricity-related distractions so I got pretty good at single-note first-position melodies. I got started playing cross harp later, after watching Adam's youtube lessons.
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Rubes
552 posts
Jul 17, 2012
5:45 PM
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1. I like a mixed bag, but presently slightly favour self made MB hotrods.
2. Sure my love for the blues is quintessential, but I like nearly all types of original music, just not too commercial as I bore quickly..My brain is packed with melody..
3. As a kid people would smile and ask me to keep on playin'..!
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Miles Dewar
1349 posts
Jul 17, 2012
8:40 PM
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1. Hohner Marine Band 1896
2. ACID JAZZ!!!!!!
3. "Funky Blues Harmonica" Ronnie Shellist, then one of Adam's early videos.
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electricwitness
52 posts
Jul 17, 2012
10:52 PM
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1. Hohner Blues Harp
2. Blues
3. My dad gave me one when I was a baby.
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jbone
1002 posts
Jul 18, 2012
3:56 AM
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1. Suzuki Manji. It's what Hohner SHOULD have made the MB into.
2. blues mostly but harmonica has found its way into every corner has it not?
3. Grandfather used harmonica to comfort a 4 year old who had just lost his father in a car wreck. That 4 year old was me.
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Andy Ley
176 posts
Jul 18, 2012
4:38 AM
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1. Suzuki Promaster (at the moment, but I'm still searching)
2. Blues
3. The portalility
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KingoBad
1145 posts
Jul 18, 2012
6:49 AM
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1. Marine Bands (self customized)
2. Blues
3. Father in law bought me 2 harps for a Christmas present.
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snakes
670 posts
Jul 18, 2012
4:58 PM
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1. Suzuki Firebreath out of the box and Joe Spiers MB's for custom.
2. Blues, blues, blues.
3. I thought it would be an easy addition to add it to my vocals so I could play out. Hahahahahahaha. Fell in love with it and couldn't stop practicing.
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HarpNinja
2582 posts
Jul 18, 2012
7:22 PM
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Marine Band
rock
everyone else in the band played other instruments
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lynn
47 posts
Jul 19, 2012
4:50 PM
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1. Special 20s
2. Blues-based rock (Hendrix, Allman Bros)
3. Wanted to accompany my singing on blues tunes
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XHarp
508 posts
Jul 20, 2012
3:35 AM
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1 - Love an OOTB MB but lately I've been getting cozy with the 1847
2 - Blues.
3 - Seemed like a good idea at the time.
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"Keep it in your mouth" - XHarp
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greeno
27 posts
Jul 20, 2012
4:30 AM
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Mainly Lee Oscars, but more recently Seydel Session Steel and Suzuki Promasters.
Love the blues, but have to admit that my first love is prog rock
Listening to Ian Anderson of the band Jethro Tull playing,(he didn't that often) and realising that harp could be something more than something a folksinger could stick in a rack and blow. Later, the playing of Brendan Power.
Greeno
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Adam Hamil
44 posts
Jul 20, 2012
8:34 AM
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1. Hohner Crossovers and Thunderbirds
2. Rock/Country
3. Needed a way to play music everywhere
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C. Adam Hamil
HOHNER CERTIFIED Free Reed Instrument Technician
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laurent2015
330 posts
Jul 20, 2012
9:01 AM
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I noticed only one Hering harp (Vintage).
I own (notably) some Hering Black blues.
This being said to pay tribute to those instruments, seemingly widely -but undeservedly- ignored, and to make Noodles' votes counting easier.
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Noodles
133 posts
Jul 20, 2012
9:30 PM
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1. Manji
2. Chicago blues
3. The first time I heard a bent note
I will tally all results when this thread falls off of the front page.
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little onion
54 posts
Jul 20, 2012
11:41 PM
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suzuki pureharp (my A is awesome... not so happy yet with the C yet)... unique tone and feel...
i may be the only saying dannecker (i have an optimus in low D that i love)
blues, jazz, traditional/celtic
my father and grandpa played... that's at least why i started when i was a kid. then i think maybe john mayall stoked me when i was older. met an old guy near where i went to college that said i had the wrong skin colot to be trying to play the blues and taught me arkansas traveler and other tunes in 1st position and i was hooked on fiddle music... and then when i heard rhythm willie it was kind of all over... blues... in first position!
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rbeetsme
797 posts
Jul 21, 2012
3:25 AM
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Little Onion, when the reeds go out in the C, and they will, replace with reedplates from a Bushman Delta Frost. Much more responsive, louder, very durable and sounds terrific.
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harmonicajoe
28 posts
Jul 21, 2012
11:16 AM
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1. Hohner Marine Band
2. Country, Folk, Blues and Rock n' roll
3. Muddy Waters
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Chickenthief
256 posts
Jul 21, 2012
6:27 PM
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1. I like the one that's not broken.
2. I've always been partial to women.
3. Just as patriotism and clear channel radio are the last refuge of scoundrels, so also is harmonica the first and best musical choice for a wiseass.
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Keith
1 post
Jul 21, 2012
7:08 PM
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1. Crossover
2. Blues
3. For 50 years, this what I wanted
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Whistler
10 posts
Jul 21, 2012
7:50 PM
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1 Seydel 1847 Noble
2 Blues
3 Heard John Mayall and had to find out how to make those sounds
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Chinn
64 posts
Jul 22, 2012
4:08 PM
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1. MB Bflat self modified
2. Blues (Playing anything else where I live (Memphis) would be heresy!)
3. Grandmother gave me one when I was 6.
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surrealIdeal
39 posts
Jul 22, 2012
4:41 PM
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1) Crossover
2) Blues
3) Someone gave me a harp, and I thought 'Maybe this is something I can figure out', it seemed like an easy way to play cool music.
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Smokin' Scotty G
1 post
Jul 24, 2012
2:52 PM
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1. Lee Oskar / Marine Band Crossover / Special 20
2. Blues / Rock / Country
3. James Cotton on the "Hard Again" album (and Magic Dick of the J. Geils Band)
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naptown jack
11 posts
Sep 06, 2012
9:04 AM
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1 Hohner Golden Melody,12 and 16 hole hohner chromatics 2 blues, country, shuffle blues/jazz ala Mose Allison. 3 When I was a kid in the late fifties,13,14 years old my dad gave me a short wave radio receiver that had killer AM reception. It also had earphones, common now unuasual then. When I was supposed to be asleep I'd search the dial and I found WLAC from Nashville. There were "race music" shows with DJs Big John R and Hoss Allen, that featured black music,all kinds. Largely sponsored by mail-order record stores, Randy's record shop in Gallatin Tenn, and other "race products" like hair and beauty stuff. I was exposed to The Walters, both Sonnyboys, Jimmy Reed, Slim Harpo et al at a formative age and it was all downhill after that. Next thing ya know you're looking for record stores in the "bad parts of town". Harps were cheap, portable, and nobody else played. Even when you sounded shitty it was at least different. When you bent those first notes, watch out. In college when you explained the lingual agility it took to play to women, that helped a homely SOB like me.
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garry
262 posts
Sep 06, 2012
3:06 PM
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1. suzuki bluesmaster, though i also use special 20's and seydel blues session steels.
2. mostly jam rock. my band plays dead, allmans, petty, floyd, beatles, phish, blues traveler, neil, tuna, etc.
3. always loved the sound of it. wanted to play since high school in the early 70's. didn't really start to until about 8 years ago. started playing and never looked back. it really changed my life.
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Reverblow
67 posts
Sep 06, 2012
3:34 PM
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1. Mostly Sp 20s, along with Suzuki Hammands, Seydel 1847s, Lee Oskar (alternative tunings)
2. Blues, jazz standards, folk, rock, Cajun, Bach and Ludwig B.
3. Lee Oskar w/War, Norton Buffalo, Lovin Spoonful, Paul Butterfied, Charlie Musselwhite, now loads more.
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bluemoose
788 posts
Sep 06, 2012
3:50 PM
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1. Brad Harrison custom Marine Bands
2. Blues. Is there any other kind of music?
3. blues. Started serious playing after an accident.
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