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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 17:05:00 EST
From: "JACK ELY"@mrgate.mec.ohio.gov
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Posting-date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 00:00:00 EST
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Rick Johnson asks about Blackie Schackner and his books...
F & R Farrell sells his books. "Everything You Always Wanted To Know About
The Chromatic Harmonica" (comes with instructional record) and "Everything
You Always Wanted To Know About The Blues And Marine Band Harmonica". Also
carries two cassettes "Best Of The Light Classics" and Music For
Listening". -F & R Farrell Co., P.O. Box 133, Harrisburg, Ohio 43216
Blackie is an excellent showman and technician, seeing his act live is
very entertaining. Plays mostly chromatic and has a repertoire ranging
from classical to country. Lives in New York (area) and still performing.
Listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for being able to play "Hora
Staccato", a total of 1096 notes, in 90 seconds.
Richard Murphy mentioned a "chromatic tuned" diatonic.
The harmonica mentioned was probably similar to a Hohner "Student" or
"School Band" model - neither are imported to the U.S. today as far as I
know. Huang makes one called "Cadet Soloist". These are called (solo
tuned) See layout below. The Huang comes with the course mentioned below -
but I think it is also available separately for around $10.00. (Check with
Farrell).
DIATONIC "Solo Tuned" HARMONICA
(Identical to tuning of a chromatic with slide button out)
These models usually come with 12 holes / three octaves
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
+---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---+
BLOW | C || E || G || C || C || E || G || C || C || E || G || C |
| || || || || || || || || || || || |
draw | d || f || a || b || d || f || a || b || d || f || a || b |
+---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---+
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|_ "C" scale _| |_ "C" scale _| |_ "C" scale _|
Richard M. also mentioned MMO type tapes.
BLUES AND ALL THAT JAZZ by Cham-Ber Huang - List about $25 - includes a
special solo tuned diatonic, book, and MMO type cassette. The 1st half of
the course can be completed with the included harmonica, the 2nd half
requires a chromatic. (The solo tuned diatonic "eases" you into the
chromatic layout and tuning). Notation in the book is both by number and
standard music notation. If not available in your music store try F&R
Farrell or Write: Insignia International, Inc., 12A Seabro Avenue, North
Amityville, New York 11701 - Attn: Cham-Ber Huang
Jack Ely
P.S. (IMHO - The best book/cassette combo available for the diatonic
harmonica available today is Steve Bakers "Harp Handbook")
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