harmonicanick
917 posts
Oct 05, 2010
5:39 AM
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thanks for the up-date Frank, have you given the beef jerky to the dog?
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Hobostubs Ashlock
1116 posts
Oct 05, 2010
6:50 AM
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TNFrank
'you got to be kiding me,your pulling our legs,pea down our backs and saying its raining;-)Or your a obsessive compulsive personality,Because I can not see how the drama of the folk master drags on,you just f%$cking with us,I bet your some bad ass harp player that in a month going to put out something that someone been playing years sounds like and say wow i guess the folkmasters are allright,do you work for suzuki? no really cause you have pluged them better than a nascar driver amped up on monster drinks at the chevy,budweiser,STP national race for the chase sweepstakes ,man you had us fooled;-)
Last Edited by on Oct 05, 2010 6:51 AM
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RyanMortos
836 posts
Oct 05, 2010
6:59 AM
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Lol Hobostubs, I feel the same :P .
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Hobostubs Ashlock
1117 posts
Oct 05, 2010
7:58 AM
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ah im just ribbing ya,But i am thinking about writing a Folk song called Tenessee Frank and the legend of the folkmasters;-)hey that would make a cool band name also.;-);-);-)
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Hobostubs Ashlock
1118 posts
Oct 05, 2010
8:52 AM
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lol i might have to try that;-)
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Tin Lizzie
137 posts
Oct 05, 2010
9:43 AM
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As I remember, several people advised you to get better harps. It looks like you should have listened. You gave away one crappy set and now you aren't so fond of these. I bet you could have gotten one or two special 20's with the money you wasted.
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harmonicanick
918 posts
Oct 05, 2010
9:44 AM
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nacoran
2904 posts
Oct 05, 2010
2:15 PM
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Lee Oskars are fairly big... Or maybe you are one of those people who can handle a 12 hole harp! Or a chromatic! I've really got to stop enabling you.
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Joe_L
681 posts
Oct 05, 2010
6:42 PM
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I've always said, there is nothing wrong with a $15 harp.
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Stickman
451 posts
Oct 06, 2010
2:21 AM
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"There's really no Drama to it"
Are you kidding? Manjis for beef jerky? This is playing out like some kind of harmonica soap opera.
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barbequebob
1289 posts
Oct 06, 2010
9:15 AM
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@TNFrank --- One of the first things you'd need to learn when you begin playing an upgrade harp, be it better than the cheap Chinese made junk and get into harps like MB's, Manji's, etc., is learning to get your breath force under control, and 98% of newbies when I was teaching had exactly NONE at all and all played too hard. On better harmoncias, the brass is usally going to be softer and the reed slot tolerances (the distance between the edges of the reed and the walls of the slot the reed vibrates in) are going to be tighter, even more so on an expensive customized instrument, and even tho the distances are measured by differences of 1/10,000th of an inch, it makes a HUGE difference in how the reed plays because those two factors alone makes the reed play louder with less effort, but if you don't get your breath force under control once you've been playing better harps, the risk for blowing them out will dramatically increase.
Harp companies use stiffer, harder brass with wider slot tolerances for a good reason, and that's because they're aimed at absolute beginners, and they kknow for a fact that they're gonna be BRUTALLY hard on harmonicas (tho often they have no idea because most of them are teaching themselves and have no one around to properly show them the ropes and get into their face quick when they see bad playing habits developing).
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MP
893 posts
Oct 06, 2010
2:02 PM
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i'm keeping my virginity and my Koch even though my Koch is a lemon.
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groyster1
531 posts
Oct 07, 2010
3:11 PM
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TnFrank
good to talk to you on the phone glad you like special 20s touring pros use them manjis are a little better but still cant go wrong with sp20s
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PaulM
48 posts
Oct 07, 2010
3:55 PM
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I have a FolkMaster A that I keep in my truck. I can normally get a 12 bar solo in on a long stop light.
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nacoran
2913 posts
Oct 07, 2010
6:32 PM
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MP, as long is your Huang is all right it doesn't matter if the Koch is a lemon.
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Gwood420
251 posts
Oct 07, 2010
7:08 PM
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LOL @ nate
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N.O.D.
244 posts
Oct 08, 2010
6:40 AM
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Bro's we got this Humorus sarcastic art in Australia called closing the door :)
Q1 my Koch is a lemon
Bro's you best not Be squeezing it to hard :)
Frank there is a Line in a song goes like this :)
Squeeze my Lemons till Juice run down my leg
Bro you been Squeezing the Lemons on this Folkmaster saga :( Let it go,Let mine Go :)
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the_happy_honker
28 posts
Oct 08, 2010
1:42 PM
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So I notice your tagline now includes an Old Standby in A. How is it different from the Hot Metals you got rid of? Hot Metals cost $5.88 and Old Standbys are $6.31 at Amazon. That's 43 cents in real money. Have you found a deal that makes Old Standbys cheaper or is it better quality you are after? Does this mean you are replacing the Folkmasters as your beater harp? You've got a sizeable number of Big Rivers, but they seem to occupy an uncomfortable middle position between the high end SP20/Harpmaster and the beaters. You save more than 10 bucks every time you buy a beater instead of a Big River. Wouldn't you be better off putting that money toward a high end harp? What is the difference between the two high end harps? The SP20 costs more but do you think it really worth the extra $3.25?
Just helping you back in the old groove, Frank. I miss it.
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Jaybird
175 posts
Oct 08, 2010
2:51 PM
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I think Frank is much too obsessed with gear, and I wonder if he spent any money on learning materials.
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N.O.D.
248 posts
Oct 09, 2010
7:45 AM
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Did you say something N.O.D.?
How about showing us you know how to use these fine tools BYBO2 43 DAYS see you there :)
Frank the Challenge is called Blow your Brains out but im sure you blow a good tune out of some where and get a half decent tune lets hear it :)
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