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Satan and Adam in Knoxville
Satan and Adam in Knoxville
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ruggerknox
1 post
Jul 29, 2008
6:44 AM
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The Knoxville show was a great time – from Mojo Workn’ to Big Boss Man to a double barrel of Thunky Fank they played two great sets. Knoxville is not known for blues but actually turned out a pretty good crowd for a Monday night; Satan and Adam even had their own hippie spin-dancer groupie…
There is a lot of talk on this forum about harps being tweaked, hammered, dual exhaust, ported and polished, vented, over cammed, fuel injected and otherwise customized…. (please receive as light-hearted as delivered) So, does Adam play a straight out of the box MB? As a beginner, I was getting easily lured down the road of “I just need a custom harp” but the show last night made me realize this; I have to be exponentially better than I am now for a custom harp to make a difference. Disclaimer – assuming you got a decent one out of the box. The last MB I purchase had a very bad rattle on the 1 draw. Any thoughts from the knowledge base?
Oh and the quote of the show; as I was leaving the pub last night, there was a young gal out front talking on her mobile. As I walked by she stated, “you bitches missed a great show.”
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superchucker77
62 posts
Jul 29, 2008
7:29 AM
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Decrease the gap on the 1 hole draw to eliminate reed rattle. And yes, Mr. Gussow does play out of the box marine bands although he does do a little basic gaping and sometimes reed fileing to tune.
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Honkin On Bobo
3 posts
Jul 29, 2008
8:50 AM
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rugger,
From my perspective, I would agree that you need to be fairly proficient before all sorts of tweaking makes a difference. The raw beginners talking about all the harp tweaking reminds me of beginners in a given sport, who have to have the most expensive gear, and can barely play.
I'm probably between an advanced beginner and an intermediate and I've done no tweaking to date. I've preferred to spend my time trying to improve technique/tone learn more songs etc. I'm just starting to consider experimenting with reed gapping, now that I have some busted harps to work on.
The only thing I paid attention to on day one relative to gear, was to make sure I was practicing on a real harp and not a toy. I tried a hohner Special 20, and a Lee Oscar and settled on the Special 20. So I play/practice on those right out of the box. I gave some thought to the Marine Band under the, "if it's good enough for Adam it's got to be good enough for me" mindset, but didn't want to deal with the wood comb swelling issue as a raw beginner.
It's an excellent point you raise though, and I'd be interested in the opinions of others and of course the Master's (Adam). Oh and, great report on the show, wished I had been there.
Last Edited by on Jul 29, 2008 9:03 AM
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hippie
Guest
Jul 29, 2008
7:11 PM
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I would not consider myself a groupie. I think you're an asshole rugger
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kudzurunner
76 posts
Jul 30, 2008
4:34 AM
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We did indeed have a svelte young woman who danced sinuous moves right up front on a number of songs. I'm sure that's what was meant by "groupie." Her dancing was so.....visible that I ended up giving her one of three t-shirts that the club gave me to distribute to audience members.
Note to "hippie": please refrain from profanity or I'll contact my webmaster and have him delete your post. That would be a pain in the a** and I'd rather not have to waste the time.
I use what Superchucker777 says: out of the box Marine Bands. I tweak them a little as needed: close down the 456 blow gaps, open the 234 draw gaps (if needed), and sometimes very slighly open up the upper draw reeds if they stick when I play fast.
Preservation Pub: 100 people paid the cover. For our first time in the room on a Monday night, that was exceptional. We love Knoxville!
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