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48 Chord harmonica players: Sound off!
BeauKim:
Hi everyone,
I'm just hoping to get the 48 chord harmonica players together and have a dedicated thread to sharing some techniques and experiences with the chord harmonica. I've started playing it about over a year and a half ago and it has been a lot of fun!
Please list something like this:
How long you have been playing the chord?
What is your reason for starting to play it?
What brand/s do you play?
Favorite song/solo to play on it?
Any special techniques you would like to share?
Anything else?
I'll start: :)
I've been playing for about a year and a half.
My initial reason for playing the 48 chord was the rarity of it (at least in the US now).
I started on a Hohner and now am awaiting an Easttop 48.
Favorite solo to play would be the Michael Burton version of Peg 'O My Heart, but I also want to learn more solos.
For special techniques, I'd say imagining moving the chord straight out to your side while making big jumps. This helps reduce hitting your lips or teeth.
Gnarly He Man:
Sadly, I don't have the breath to play chord--the SSCH is as close as I can come (it doesn't require much breath).
I have a 24 in storage, and every once in a while I dig it out to confirm the above.
SlideMeister:
My chord is fifty years old. My wife bought it for me as a birthday present along with bass. She paid $265 for the pair from the corner music store. I think CX Jazz covers are more than that nowadays. Over the years, I've played the things now and then. Always fun!
John Broecker:
Hello, Beau Kim, Age & Gnarly.
I get real satisfaction playing the 48 chord harp,
and the Power slide bass harp (Hohner).
Beau- Your questions:
1. I've played the 48 chord harmonica for 22 years.
I studied with Wally Peterman and Al Smith.
2. my reason for starting to play the 48 chord harp:
It was a gift, from a French harmonica player.
3. What Brand? Hohner #267 Chromatica 48-chord harp.
4. Favorite song? they are all favorites, it's so much fun.
5. Any techniques to share? Know the music Circle of 5ths/4ths;
know rhythms; use a wide embouchure, learn chord progressions.
6. Anything else? I also play the Huang Chordet 20; Suzuki 24-chord;
Hohner Polyphonia #8, 36 chord, 3-deck chord harp; Tombo PC-1
Pocket Chord harp (8 chords); and Hohner Polyphonia #4 Vineta,
a 6-chord harp.
Best Regards
John Broecker
SlideMeister:
Here's my old bass and chord set that Budishka bought me for a birthday gift in about 1966? and a snipped of a backup I made back in 1983. These instruments are a lotta fun and I still take them places when I do a demonstration or something.
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