Philosofy
639 posts
Jan 13, 2015
7:30 AM
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I bought a Huffler last night. Its a neat little contraption that muffles the volume on your harmonica. You can still hear what you are playing, but it lowers the volume. Its kind of like a sock/beer koozie that fits around your harp.
Here's a link:
www.thehuffler.com
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arzajac
1553 posts
Jan 13, 2015
7:46 AM
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I love the logo!
I was just looking at something similar from TurboHarp:
Sottovoce
It seems like a great idea!
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Last Edited by arzajac on Jan 13, 2015 7:46 AM
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Philosofy
640 posts
Jan 13, 2015
8:13 AM
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The Huffler works with any harp. Its inventor is Ricky Trankle, one of Filisko's mob. He's called "The Harmonica Einstein" because he looks like Einstein. He's a nice guy, and you especially should check out his Tuning Table. It supports reeds for tuning while they are on the comb.
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isaacullah
2906 posts
Jan 13, 2015
9:09 AM
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Cool idea! Also, looks to me like if you popped a small hole in the back of it, you could fit a mic in that pocket, and you'd have an "automatic tight cupping" effect going on. Do you think that would work, Phil?
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Philosofy
641 posts
Jan 13, 2015
9:14 AM
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Isaac, it might work. It cups the harp so tight that when I blew hard on holes 1-3 some of the higher draw notes sounded. The material used is pretty soft for sound absorbing, though.
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Kaining
73 posts
Jan 13, 2015
1:03 PM
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Try to put your index on hole 8-10 and obstruct hole 4 to 6 with your cheek Philosofy.
You should here something nice.
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Mirco
245 posts
Jan 13, 2015
8:04 PM
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So the Huffler works well, then? I could use this and practice in my apartment more often.
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Philosofy
643 posts
Jan 13, 2015
8:46 PM
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Yes, it works.
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Gnarly
1210 posts
Jan 13, 2015
10:22 PM
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Well, here ya go harp community, this something worthwhile that you can throw your cash at. Rick deserves the reward and you can use the "cooling", go for it!
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Rustys26
19 posts
Jan 14, 2015
2:20 AM
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I bought this immediately after reading this thread.
I could have used this so many times in the past...I have even tried using shirts, but it doesn't work very well. Whoever made this could have been a multi-millionaire if only more people played the harmonica.
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Barley Nectar
598 posts
Jan 14, 2015
6:01 AM
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Way back when, there was a fellow selling a harp-to-bullet mic coupler on Ebay. It was said to replicate the tone on a tight cup. It was simply a leather sleeve that was hemmed at both openings. Stuff the harp in one side then the GB mic in the other. The mic was close to the harp. Looked pretty good to me but never tried it. There are obvious drawbacks as a lack of hand control but someone was thinking. I can see where the Huffler would be useful. Sweet...BN
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TBird
104 posts
Jan 16, 2015
5:09 PM
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...Also does anyone know how well it dampens the shrill sounds of blow bending and crappy squealing overblows? Those are the sounds I am always most worried about bothering people with, yet I feel like a device like this would have a hard time covering higher register stuff like that.
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Mirco
246 posts
Jan 21, 2015
5:53 PM
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Just got my Huffler. After playing for just a few minutes, it does a pretty good job of masking the sound.
It's nothing revolutionary. Think of it as a really airtight cup. Great players could probably do it entirely with their hands.
But I am not a great player. So this enables me to play a bit more in my apartment without feeling bad for the neighbors.
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Marc Graci
YouTube Channel
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