[Harp-L] "Playing Harmonica on a Rack" seminar at SPAH

[Peter Madcat Ruth <madcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The "Playing Harmonica on a Rack" seminar at the 2011 SPAH Convention was great fun.

The seven presenters were:
Vern Smith - The inventor of the "Hands Free Chromatic and Ergonomic Neck Rack"
Cynthia Dusel-Bacon - A user of the "Hands Free Chromatic and Ergonomic Neck Rack"
Enrico Granafei - Another user of the "Hands Free Chromatic and Ergonomic Neck Rack" and a fabulous finger-style jazz guitarist
Marv Monroe - Who made his own harmonica rack which holds two Hohner XB-40 harmonicas
Michael Kovick - The inventor of the "HarpHugger" (two different styles)
Jimi Lee - Who is a monster blues guitarist and uses a standard wire harp rack which he bent to suit his needs
     and
Peter Madcat Ruth - Who built his own microphone-stand-mounted harp rack

To see these racks in action, or learn more about them, check out the following websites and YouTube videos:

Marv Monroe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFGMlWXlV-s

Vern Smith
Hands free Chromatic now built by C.A Reynolds
http://www.builderofstuff.com/handsfree.html

Enrico Granafei
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N702CnHb0Oo

Jimi Lee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzJTvD5QNg8

Michael Kovick
http://harphugger.com/

Peter Madcat Ruth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1UyPh3Z3LI

Just a note:  Madcat has upgraded his microphone and harp holder since this video was made but he still uses the same mic stand...



Peter Madcat Ruth
Musician - Grammy Award Winner
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