bluesharper
172 posts
Oct 06, 2010
1:32 PM
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So Is the koch harp worth trying out in your opinions?
And is the slide harp by hohner better than the koch and what are there main differences?
and any vids of people playing the koch harp i cant find any on youtube. Do and of you know any?
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barbequebob
1306 posts
Oct 06, 2010
2:39 PM
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The only main difference is that the Slide Harp has windsaver valves and the Koch doesn`t. They are both Richter tuned
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Joe_L
685 posts
Oct 06, 2010
6:43 PM
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I bought a Slide Harp a few years ago. I rarely play it.
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bluesharper
173 posts
Oct 07, 2010
11:25 AM
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is the slide harp half valved or full?
And is the slide harps notes bendable like a diatonics?
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barbequebob
1310 posts
Oct 07, 2010
11:50 AM
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The Slide Harp is 1/2 valved, as listed on http://www.hohnerusa.com/index.php?33. You still have bending capabilities.
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bluesharper
174 posts
Oct 07, 2010
12:05 PM
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Then why get a half valved diatonic as opposed to a slide harp
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barbequebob
1312 posts
Oct 07, 2010
12:11 PM
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There are still some things that are going to be easier with the use of the slide as opposed to just bending. Just look at this as an example: Let's suppose you're playing a solo. but you want to modulate up 1/2 step, you can do it on a valved diatonic, BUT if you don't master the OB's on an unvalved diatonic or have a good handle on the valved bends, PLUS you still like the sound of chording and double stops from a harp that's JI tuned, with a valved diatonic, some of that's gonna be impossible, but with the slide on a Richter tuned diatonic, which opens up a set of reed plates tuned 1/2 step sharper, that's all right there ready for you.
A partially valved diatonic may make more sense if you tend to play very linear, meaning if you never play chords or double stops plus the ACCURACY of the intonation and articulation of those bends are spot on, but like I said, if you also prefer JI and do use chords and double stops fairly often, then here's where a Richter tuned chromatic makes more sense.
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Last Edited by on Oct 07, 2010 12:15 PM
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bluesharper
175 posts
Oct 07, 2010
1:46 PM
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So would you think a slide harp would be a worthy investment?
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