jonsparrow
2227 posts
Feb 11, 2010
9:55 AM
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"that 4OB is not as good as I'd expect."
if i have to explain this one more time....
im gettin tired of repeating myself.
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Luke Juke
116 posts
Feb 11, 2010
10:24 AM
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What's the finish on the coverplates? Does it scratch?....,,. Don't scratch it to test it tho but I bought a pro harp a couple of years ago with black coverplates. It looks a right old wreck now
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jonsparrow
2231 posts
Feb 11, 2010
10:28 AM
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are you messin wit me?
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OzarkRich
104 posts
Feb 11, 2010
10:56 AM
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For those who may have missed it:
1.) The Coverplate shape of a B-Radical is best described as a cross between a Hohner Golden Melody and a PreWar Marine Band. It is rounded ergonomic and now slimmer and trimmer featuring a bell like projection curve akin to a Marine Band. They are stronger and more solid than any other coverplates ever built. They are BLACK NICKEL PLATED with a GUN METAL FINISH impervious to rust, smooth as butter and sophisticated and breath taking to the eye.
2.) The Combs are made from the same material as all Harrison and Filisko custom combs of past, which is a black and Grey CNC'ed composite, impervious to moisture, swelling, chipping etc... Slick as oil, and with the same physical vibrational response to the player as a wood comb. They are loud and easy on the tongue and lips.
3.) The Reeds are our own profile not based upon any past profile that has ever existed in the past from any company. We have perfected this profile by dividing the reed into minute sections on a compute ie: A, B, C, and D, then labeling those sections within A1, A2, A3-8 etc. into almost microscopic measurements then adding or subtracting metal or mass from each section and testing one by one until we arrived at our final current design ready for Dec. THE REEDS ARE MADE OF OUR OWN SPECIAL BLEND OF BRASS. Our secret is not so much in the material (although we decided after much material testing that brass IS king) but in how we make them and the caution we use in no stress production. Our reeds will not require adding wax, nail polish, arcing or gapping in order to over blow or play well. The overblows and bends obtained by the player do not hiss or squeal are easier to get than on any harmonica ever built before. Our reed profile has made this a reality.
4.) Our individually replaceable reeds are made seperatly one at a time for holes 1-10.
5.) Our system of replacement is of course the same and ill require no special tools outside of out extremely cost effective individually replacement reeds and a small screw driver. You will not have to have 20/20 vision to fix these harps or any other tools.
Harrison Harmonicas HAS raised the bar. Given, not every instrument in the world will suit every player on the planet and all will of course have their favorites and old standbys (Pun intended). We have sought to create what we feel is a real and the first professional harmonica made to last a life time and have you wanting to play it through out your lifetime.
This does not mean that some adept players will not want to set their own action or arc a reed here or there! We have quite simply designed the most problem free, easily fixed and in the long run: the ultimately, most affordable harmonica ever made.
We have tried to make an instrument with all the grounds covered for the hard blowing blues player or smooth and sweet jazz player (like Chris) but even the guitar player who purchases a 5,000 dollar Les Paul will certainly wish to set that instrument up to his own specs. he sax player will replace the mouthpiece of his new 10,000.00 tenor. We have covered our end of professionalism some individual tastes indeed remain with the player. We will encourage and help facilitate you on that journey should you have questions about what's best for you! And yes we do have people policing the action and arcing of every reed on every harp produced. I cannot promise that every instrument forever will be perfect for everyone, we may make mistakes... this is the nature of creation, however ARE accountable, we WILL be available, and we WILL fix or replace anything that may ever go wrong with your investment.
Harrison Harmonica's has take into account all the problems of the past great manufactures as well as their shining successes and I can say as a friend of Brad's and a partner in this company that these will be the best made, best playing harps that have ever been made. I for one, am COUNTING on it for my own personal playing, needs, future and reputation.
Sincerely
Jason Ricci
Jason Ricci & New Blood
Nashville, TN 37206
www.jasonricci.com http://www.jasonricci.com
Other contacts:
Public Relations: klpzgr@earthlink.net, pr@jasonricci.com
Label: www.eclectogroove.com http://www.eclectogroove.com
Booking: www.intrepidartists.com http://www.intrepidartists.com
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Ozark Rich
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LIP RIPPER
175 posts
Feb 11, 2010
11:14 AM
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Kazoo? I saw those in the music store yesterday. They look like a hash pipe from the 70's.
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eharp
511 posts
Feb 11, 2010
11:16 AM
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jon-are you gonna change the harp in your signature?
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Ryan
149 posts
Feb 11, 2010
11:34 AM
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Man, these things look totally badass. I love how perfectly rounded the comb teeth/tines are. I wonder when they'll be up to full production mode, so that you can place an order and have it sent out within a day or two, instead of having to pre-order. I think that may end up being one the of things that draws some people to these as opposed to a custom harp. 6-8 months (or more) can be a long wait when you really need a great playing harp (not that the wait isn't totally worth it), but it'll be nice to be able to get a great-playing/high-quality harp quickly.
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toddlgreene
775 posts
Feb 11, 2010
11:39 AM
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Do you think the price will stay where it is? That's a bit steep, although I will admit it's nice to look at and, according to Jon, sweet to play. I wonder if the current price is more of a 'start up' price to cover inital expenses of production, then perhaps later on the price will come down?
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Todd L. Greene, V.P.
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Ryan
150 posts
Feb 11, 2010
12:04 PM
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I would certainly like to see the price come down as well. Although it could piss off people who payed full price, but really I think they'd just be happy that they could buy more at a lower price.
I seem to remeber when they first started to publicly talk about creating this new harp, they made it sound like it would be at more affordable price(like somewhere just over $100), but I guess they may have realised, as they started getting further along, that production costs were more than they anticipated.
I don't want to haggle over prices, because I know they're not doing this to get rich, and there's a lot of production costs and financial concerns that we don't know about. But I think even more people would be interested in puchasing these if they were around $125. But that might not be financially feasible. From these first reports, it sounds like it's a fantastic harp, and if it can live up to(or be pretty close to) the standards of a custom harp, then it's certainly worth the price.
From what I've heard, they do have plans to make other models in the future (such as a Jason Ricci model). And those models may be priced lower, but I don't think you should expect them to start working on those for quite awhile. They still only have 5 keys of the B-rad. available for pre-order, and so far only one of the keys is currently being made and sent out to people who pre-ordered(but the other 4 will be coming quite soon), so they're still in the very early stages.
Last Edited by on Feb 11, 2010 12:07 PM
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jonsparrow
2232 posts
Feb 11, 2010
12:18 PM
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thanks ozark.
@eharp: no i still play marine bands. i only have one b-radical.
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barbequebob
458 posts
Feb 11, 2010
12:52 PM
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The idea of reeds held to the reed plate isn't exactly new. The late Dick Farrell, who used to have a mail order harmonica business that stocked many different harps, largely chromatics long before Kevin's Harps came into the picture actually had a conversion kit that would convert reeds from riveted to screws, but man, that was a long, drawn out pain in the butt to do that, but to see this come to fruition on production line basis is a real game changer.
When you buy a custom and it finally goes out, they only replace the individual reed(s) that have passed on rather than the wntire reed plate set so that all that has to be set up is just the individual reed and not an entire harp, which makes things a lot cheaper in the long run, just like replacing strings on a guitar.
$180 per harmonica sounds expensive to the average player but the fact that you replace just a single reed rather than an entire set of reedplates is actually a lot more cost effective in the long run.
Look at it this way, even if you buy a guitar for as little as $100, are you gonna be foolish enough to throw the guitar out just because you broke a string?? Of course not, so ditto with harmonicas now because whatever the upfront cost is, the long term costs by replacing just a single individual reed makes a helluva lot more financial sense than just buying cheapo production line harps and just throwing them away.
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Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
CD available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bbmaglinte
Last Edited by on Feb 11, 2010 12:56 PM
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snakes
452 posts
Feb 11, 2010
1:10 PM
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I ordered a Bb myself. Can't wait!
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jonsparrow
2255 posts
Feb 13, 2010
2:40 PM
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got cool shirt today
an peloquin cd
an by request heres close up of the reeds
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Ray
139 posts
Feb 13, 2010
3:21 PM
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Don't have a b-radical, but do have a Glock 23 :>)
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tookatooka
1190 posts
Feb 13, 2010
3:44 PM
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Can't see well enough jon, but do those reed tabs fit into an alignment hole or something. Maybe it's just a little tooth that bites into the brass reedplate to prevent movement of the reed?
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jonsparrow
2258 posts
Feb 13, 2010
3:57 PM
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im not exactly sure. i havnt took one out, an im sure as hell not gonna till i need to ya know.
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tookatooka
1191 posts
Feb 13, 2010
4:13 PM
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Just thought you may have an electron beam microscope to get a closer look. You seem to have most things in your harp toolbox ;)
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jonsparrow
2260 posts
Feb 13, 2010
5:59 PM
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i do have it, but i had to lend it to nasa an they never gave it back.
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sorin
137 posts
Feb 14, 2010
8:45 AM
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I love how the reeds look , flat, no curvature, clean , no filing marks that goes form the reed all the way to the plate.
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bigd
18 posts
Feb 14, 2010
9:14 AM
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I'm enjoying my responsive B Radical that still takes a hard attack without paralysis right now. My best. d
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Myspace: dennis moriarty
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