Clive Arthur <clive@nowaytoday.co.uk> wrote in
news:skemd8$uhd$1@dont-email.me:
> On 16/10/2021 14:51, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno@decadence.org
> wrote:
>> Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:8c10b801-a8cc-4ffb- 90a5-2df37e8a4393n@googlegroups.com:
>>
>>> DecadentLinux...@decadence.org wrote:
>>> ==============================
>>>> All in the title...
>>>>
>>>> Austrian harmonica players. Weird.
>>>>
>>>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UKbyjY1vqk>
>>>
>>>
>>> ** Spittle traps.......
>>>
>>>
>>> ........ Phil
>>>
>>
>> All breath air driven musical instruments are exactly that and
>> that is why they are usually all personally owned single user
>> instruments.
>
> The mouth organ isn't as bad as it might seem. While you'd never
> share one, a roughly equal amount of dry air goes in as wet air
> goes out. You do get a build up of dried mucus where the mouth
> slides across the holes.
>
> I'm a reasonably competent player. Some of mine which I still
> play are Hohners from around WWII - the older ones have the star
> of David embossed on the cover. The combs - the internal airways
> - are made of pear wood which seems to last well, though modern
> plastic combs are probably more hygienic.
>
I had a Honer from the '50s I think and it had a button on it and
two different sets of reeds. ISTR real wood in there, so likely Pear
as was their custom. I wish I still had it. Used it to ship weed
back and forth around the country there for a bit. I used to used a
gutted hard drive chassis for quite a while. The X-ray machines are
a lot better now though. I wouldn't risk USPS or taking a flight
with one in my bags. Probably get mistaken for explosive media.
Sure blows my mind, man. :-)
FedEx and UPS are safe now because they move so much so fast they
do not have time to inspect things.
Just thought I'd sing some blues for a second...
Reply by Clive Arthur●October 16, 20212021-10-16
On 16/10/2021 14:51, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno@decadence.org wrote:
> Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> wrote in news:8c10b801-a8cc-4ffb-
> 90a5-2df37e8a4393n@googlegroups.com:
>
>> DecadentLinux...@decadence.org wrote:
>> ==============================
>>> All in the title...
>>>
>>> Austrian harmonica players. Weird.
>>>
>>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UKbyjY1vqk>
>>
>>
>> ** Spittle traps.......
>>
>>
>> ........ Phil
>>
>
> All breath air driven musical instruments are exactly that and that is
> why they are usually all personally owned single user instruments.
The mouth organ isn't as bad as it might seem. While you'd never share
one, a roughly equal amount of dry air goes in as wet air goes out. You
do get a build up of dried mucus where the mouth slides across the holes.
I'm a reasonably competent player. Some of mine which I still play are
Hohners from around WWII - the older ones have the star of David
embossed on the cover. The combs - the internal airways - are made of
pear wood which seems to last well, though modern plastic combs are
probably more hygienic.
--
Cheers
Clive
Reply by ●October 16, 20212021-10-16
Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> wrote in news:8c10b801-a8cc-4ffb-
90a5-2df37e8a4393n@googlegroups.com:
> DecadentLinux...@decadence.org wrote:
> ==============================
>> All in the title...
>>
>> Austrian harmonica players. Weird.
>>
>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UKbyjY1vqk>
>
>
> ** Spittle traps.......
>
>
> ........ Phil
>
All breath air driven musical instruments are exactly that and that is
why they are usually all personally owned single user instruments.
Reply by ●October 16, 20212021-10-16
boB <boB@K7IQ.com> wrote in news:sqrkmgt7vl5f7es68gr71tg9sl2d11rfnl@
4ax.com:
> On Fri, 15 Oct 2021 00:20:21 -0000 (UTC),
> DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno@decadence.org wrote:
>
>>All in the title...
>>
>> Austrian harmonica players. Weird.
>>
>><https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UKbyjY1vqk>
>
> Those are HUGE harmonicas !
>
> It's OK but I prefer bagpipes for this tune.
>
True. By far the best instrument from which to render this 'tune'.
Reply by Clive Arthur●October 16, 20212021-10-16
On 15/10/2021 01:20, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno@decadence.org wrote: