ME.HarpDoc
81 posts
Jan 11, 2016
5:58 PM
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So I'm on a scuba dive boat in Curaçao today with 5 other divers and one guy has a t shirt on that says "I'm a blues guy". So I ask him about his interest in Blues and he plays harp, for 40 years, and fronts his own band in Westchester County NY, The Blues Dogs.
I tell him I've been playing harp about two years now and I love it. He goes into his backpack and pulls out a D harp and whips out a rendition of Born in Chicago that had everybody on board lovin it! ( note to self: keep harp with you at all times, even when going diving).
If you want to hear some of his sound, his name is Al Frankl and their website is www.thebluesdogband.com.
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MindTheGap
969 posts
Jan 11, 2016
11:59 PM
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Excellent experience. So yes, wear a harmonica/blues T-Shirt and carry a harp with you - but which key??? :)
I normally carry an A.
I've been looking for a harmonica T-Shirt, and there are plenty around but a bit cheesy (I ♥ harmonica!!! Keep Calm and Play Harp!!!). I want something more subtle and cryptic.
Last Edited by MindTheGap on Jan 12, 2016 12:00 AM
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ME.HarpDoc
82 posts
Jan 12, 2016
4:59 AM
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I found a company on the internet that would customize a single shirt ( about $25-30 if I recall). I scrolled through their standard logos and found a harp with a quarter note next to it which I had the place center front so it shows even if I have an over shirt open. On the back I stole a motto I saw on this forum before ( and I do acknowledge its from someone else), " I get a lot of requests when I play my harmonica,,,,,,,but I play it anyway!"
I'll try to find the name of the company when I get home after the 20th if I remember then.
I also found that if you buy business cards from Vistaprint ( I think something like 250 for $15), you can get at shirt with the order pretty inexpensively.
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jason campbell
67 posts
Jan 12, 2016
6:34 AM
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I have seen a lot of horrible harp shirts for sale on Facebook lately, too.
BTW, I am a graphic designer with a "store" on Zazzle.com, a custom t-shirt maker. If anyone has a great idea for a harp shirt, I'll design it and put it up for sale (with no markup, so it's just whatever it costs for zazzle to print it.)
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MindTheGap
971 posts
Jan 12, 2016
7:12 AM
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Jason - how does that work then? Is it in the UK?
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Killa_Hertz
195 posts
Jan 12, 2016
10:10 AM
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Really jason? Could i send you some designs?
I have ALOT of ideas for harp shirts.
May run into some copyright issues. I'll have to be careful about the content.
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Doubt Those Who Say They Have Found It."
Last Edited by Killa_Hertz on Jan 12, 2016 10:15 AM
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jason campbell
70 posts
Jan 12, 2016
10:54 AM
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you can send me designs, but if there is any copyright issues, zazzle won't print them.
zazzle is a print on demand site, so i just upload designs, then you order them and they print and ship them to you.
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MindTheGap
976 posts
Jan 12, 2016
11:19 AM
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I'd like one with Snooky Pryor on. I suppose I'd have to do an original drawing then.
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jason campbell
71 posts
Jan 12, 2016
11:22 AM
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yeah, i am afraid i don't have the time to do full on illustrations. And using a photo would require the photog's permission
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