kudzurunner
5780 posts
Dec 03, 2015
4:31 PM
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Here's the search I just ran:
Amazon search for "blues harmonica"
What shows up on page 1? Amazon is all-powerful, so if you show up in this search of ALL of Amazon, you are indeed a heavy hitter.
Hohner wins. They own p. 1. Winslow's book kills. Gindick's book is there. Steve Cohen! Bravo.
George Goodman? Johnson Blues King?
Your thoughts?
Last Edited by kudzurunner on Dec 03, 2015 4:33 PM
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tookatooka
3762 posts
Dec 03, 2015
4:47 PM
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Amazon uk throws up
1. Swan 030500-SW Blues Diatonic Key of C Harmonica
2. Blues Harmonica For Dummies
3. Hohner Blues Harp - Key of C
4. Blues Harp from Scratch:by Mich Kinsella
11.Gindicks Rock and Blues Harp
but as you say Hohner appear to own the first page
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MindTheGap
827 posts
Dec 03, 2015
11:33 PM
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I get the same (UK) as tookatooka. Steve Cohen's book is in there too somewhere after 4.
Which is interesting, I might have thought these searches would be personalised.
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Glass Harp Full
68 posts
Dec 04, 2015
2:18 AM
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I did the search and the top five were: Hohner Piedmont Blues Set, Hohner Blues Band in C, Blues Harmonica for Dummies, Hohner SP20 in C and Fender Blues Deville in C. Steve Cohen's book was number 7. Hohner is definitely dominant.
George Goodman has a series of YouTube videos on how to play songs on guitar and harp. I've found some of them useful although not as much as some of the other stuff out there, mainly because there's not much detail on the harp parts. He seems like nice guy genuinely interested in music.
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SuperBee
3025 posts
Dec 04, 2015
3:54 AM
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Australia:
Hohner, hohner, Dummies, hohner, fender, hohner, swan, Cohen, hohner, Smithsonian Folkways, Johnson, hohner, Goodman, Gindick.
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kudzurunner
5781 posts
Dec 04, 2015
4:17 AM
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I have to hand it to Winslow and Gindick: they've written books that dominate--and have lasted. It's not easy to do that.
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A440
485 posts
Dec 04, 2015
2:57 PM
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I boycott Amazon, but did a quick search anyway for the study.
Amazon France:
1. Hohner Blues Harp (C)
2. Book: Improvising Blues Harmonica - Barrett/Garcia
3. CD: Harmonica Shah - If You Live To Get Old You Will
4. Book+CD: Harmonica Blues pour Débutants
5. Book+CD: 100 Authentic Blues Harmonica Licks - Steve Cohen
Last Edited by A440 on Dec 04, 2015 2:57 PM
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kham
41 posts
Dec 04, 2015
5:37 PM
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For the sake of research Canada has the following:
1)Hohner Piedmont Blues Harmonica Set
2)Blues Harmonica For Dummies
3)Hohner 1501BX Blues Band, Harmonica, C
4) Hohner Special 20, Harmonica, C
5)Johnson BK-520-SET Blues King Harmonica Set
6)Hohner 3P1501BX Bluesband Harmonica, Pro Pack, Keys of C, G, and A Major
7)SWAN 10 Holes Diatonic Blues Harp Harmonica Key of C
8)Blues Harmonica: A Comprehensive Crash Course and Overview by: Tom Ball
9)Johnson BK-520-A Blues King Harmonica, A
10)Johnson BK-520-E Blues King Harmonica, E
#12 was Steve Guyger Blues Harmonica dvd
#16 was Steve Cohen 100 Blues Licks
Way to go Steve's!!!
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