Tuesday, August 12, 2008
C.A.Reynolds Lightweight Microphones
Chis Reynolds just told me that he's finished cloning the JT30 shell in lightweight plastic. I bought one of his Shure 520 shells (I've got it partially done - I'm waiting for the paint to dry). These shells are great for harp players. I've always found that the lighter the shell, the easier it is to play. I can play faster and more accurately with a light shell.
I am thinking about sending Chris a "brown bullet" shell, but there is question about the suitability for making a mold. It picks up all the flaws so I have to find one in my collection as nearly perfect as possible. I also have some very odd shells, including the series of Japanese plastic shells that are very far out. I might send him three or four and let him choose which ones he wants to clone.
I'd like to add these few photos to your James Cotton collection. Wonderful concert!!
posted by photor at 8/07/2008 06:47:00 PM
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James Cotton - SUPERHARP!
Harp player Dexter Lane was at the Cotton Show and took some good pics. He had a nicer camera and a good eye, so he has managed to capture some really good images.
I was lucky enough to make it down Weehawken, New Jersey to see James Cotton in concert. James sounds pretty good for his age and the band was great.
Here are some of the pictures...
posted by Keith at 8/06/2008 10:21:00 PM
| 0 commentsThursday, July 31, 2008
Jason Ricci show
I've been listening to some Jason Ricci bootlegs and I am looking forward to seeing him at Mexicali Blues in Teaneck, New Jersey.
I am going down to buy the tickets this weekend. They are $15, which is cheap for an act like this. They are $20 online.
I'll see you there.
BTW there's an opening act that does not sound like it is blues or harp related. I just stopped by their web page, and they seem to be talented, but I am a blues harp bigot.
If you are within $150 miles, and you drink enough free beer, you might just break even.
This years guests will include singer, guitar player and composer "Grizzly" (Dave) Warner, a friend who doesn't play harmonica but recently performed at the seasons opening festival at Nelson Ledges. Wally and Val Peterman. We have talked with a couple well know blues players this year, but no confirmations yet.
I'd like to attract more diatonic players to the party. I'm going to give my Astatic model JT-30 microphone to the short harp player the audience votes as their favorite.
We have room for a bunch of tent campers. (email me if you'd like to camp out so I can keep track and limit space if necessary)
Friday July 11th and Saturday July 12th (we'll run you off if you stay past Tuesday)
Do you collect microphones or work on mics? Do you attend blues harp events and take pictures? Do you know tips and techniques for playing harp that you'd like to share.
I need bloggers who are willing to post to JT30.com a few times a month on harp related subjects (not spam). Your posts will reach about 10,000 unique readers each month. Let me know if you are interested.
Thanks, Keith
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of this page.
In the dawn of the World Wide Web (1994), Keith Graham created
the JT30 page. It started out as a home page for modifying JT30
microphones. Eventually the page became a catchall for microphones
and amplified harmonica playing. You can see these pages at: The
Original JT30 Page
Now I have three pages for harp mics, harp
tab and harp amps. I'm
going to start another one just for learning harp.
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Little Annie Raines taught a Women-Only course in Blues Harp that is covered by this article. I took some lessons from Annie about 16 years ago. (Little Annie is right, she's under five feet and I'm 6 foot 3, so she must have had a stiff neck from talking to me.)
