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amit491
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"Beginning with a harmonica of key"
 
   Hello everybody,
I'm pretty new to this site and just bought my harmonica a week ago. Its Hohner Pro-MS of key "E".
At the time of buying I wasn't aware (didn't do a background search due to over-enthusiasm ) that beginners shud start with "C" which I now know from this site. I just wanted to know what all things shud I keep in mind when I'm trying to begin from a key "E" diatonic? Will it be more difficult?

Thanks &
Cheers..

amit


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2164 posts		 Aug-11-07, 10:26 AM (PST)
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1. "RE: Beginning with a harmonica of key"
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Amit,

Your "E" will be fine for now. Pickup a "C" and a few other keys as you begin to jam with others and CDs.

http://www.harmonicalessons.com/members/beginner_which.php

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2. "RE: Beginning with a harmonica of key"
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   Wow!! MS pro harps are a very good harp in my opinion. I would sugest putin that thing away for safe keeping. Maybe gat a 12.00 hot metal in the key of C or A. I play MS Blues Harps and I've been playin since I was five.(i'm 32 now). I started with a GLH and played it till I blew the f*ck out of it!! lol! Those MS harps are great because they sell replacment reeds like the Lee Oskars. Nice choice. Any key above C will have really short reeds which make it really hard for a beginer to bend on. Thats a big obsticle considering most people have a hard time getting the concept of note bending down. Hot Mettal harps or anything made by Hohner International would be my suggestion. They have the hohner name and quality but they're made in Japan. I still keep one in my coat pocket to mess around with and can do all the basics with it.


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3. "RE: Beginning with a harmonica of key"
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LAST EDITED ON Aug-12-07 AT 09:11 PM (PDT)
 
Walt,

I know from our previous discussions that you're an experienced player and quite capable of choosing which harmonica works best for you. But (and this is for the folks that read this post sometime in the future -- not directed at you Walt). . .

I strongly recommend that people starting out begin with a good quality harmonica so that their initial problems will be more about their lack of playing experience than about a cheap harmonica that adds additional problems and frustrations.

Most new players quit out of frustration and I hate to see that happen because their first harmonica made it harder to learn than it should have.

For the record, I don't recommend the inexpensive Hohner varieties which include the GLH (Great Little Harp), Pocket Pal, Hot Metal Harps, and numerous others for beginners. 7 out of 10 will leak air and be very difficult to learn to bend on. I base this on having taught in a music store and have literally played a few thousand harmonicas of numerous models over the last 30 years. (I just bought 5 new Hohner Pocket Pals a few days ago for my kids and their friends and only one out of the 5 was even remotely decent).

List of recommended harmonicas-
http://www.harmonicalessons.com/members/recommended.php

Here's another recent post with more info-
http://www.harmonicalessons.com/members/dcforum/DCForumID2/358.html#7

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Walt
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4. "RE: Beginning with a harmonica of key"
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   I'll stop commenting then. sorry


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5. "RE: Beginning with a harmonica of key"
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Walt,

I hope you're kidding. Did you read my first paragraph? Most everything you've added to the forums has been excellent. If I see something that you or someone else writes that I think needs correcting or amending, I will always do so in what I consider the best interest of the forums. I believe these forums are some of the most civil and informative you will find on the web, but differences of opinion will and do commonly occur. Keep posting man.

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