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From: Winslow Yerxa <76450.32~ompuserve.com>
Steve Levine asks:

Anyone know who makes them and what's different about them?

harmonica Orchestra and magic Dick himself. They are also being

any details and asked me not to write about them yet (although
granted, all the information is available. I don;t have it, but
tunings - potenitally an infinite number, according to Pierre,
exist for reggae, Big Band, and several other styles.
It *may* be simply variations on richter tuning, like the Melody
Hohner. But I don;t actually know. I did hear Pierre sneaking
Blues in Cambridge when he thought no-one was listening - sounded

the harps and promote them. Pierre has spent ages re-tuning
both Hohner and Lee Oskar are over-extended with stocking and
perharps just another cottage industry of custom-built instruments.


DATE: Sat, 01 Oct 1994 19:58:29 CDT
Subject: Corky Siegel


Siegel, showing his dates - solo, or with Chamber Blues, or with

there's enough interest.
The press release also details release of his Chamber BLues CD on
Dream (Opus 12)" and also flogs his older releases on cassette - "Goodbye
and his first solo recording "Corky Siegel" plus other releases,
Chicago.

DATE: Sat, 01 Oct 1994 20:14:55 CDT
BassHarp--
Jerry Murad cornered me during the SPAH convention in Memphis and
was in my book. I'm not sure how that mistake was made, but Jerry insists--
gets into a second printing, I'll make amends to him.
--Kim Field
DATE: Sat, 01 Oct 1994 20:45:53 CDT
Steve--
You asked about Magic Dick's "Magic" harps.
Pierre Beauregard, a really fine harp player from Boston, and Dick
they were awarded a patent, which surprised a lot of people, including

painstakingly retunes them. While a few of the models are not that far
to bottom. Pierre has worked out over 300 tunings, but he has about

meet Mickey Raphael, who was playing with Willie Nelson at a theater
and I in the dressing room. Pierre is a great, great player and he can
the dressing room.
The harps are basically tuned to make it easier to play in various modes.
one aspect of their harps that really appeals to me is that the rationale
6th chords--that aren't available on the Richter tuning.
While it's true that most players are going to have a hell of time with
much less 15 different tunings--the music that Pierre gets out of them
lecture is that all the tunings grow out of cross harp in some fashion
positions inside each of these new tunings.
Pierre has been slipping his handmade harps to various name players
head to "Layla" with Eric Clapton). I've been urging him to videotape
is such an ace on his instruments and can play such fascinating stuff
out there.
Pierre and Dick are not only top-flight players, but they are thoroughly
Filisko has a harmonica craftsman and technician, which is really
said, "I wish I'd had these 40 years ago." I'm personally intrigued
Paul deLay comes to mind immediately--would do with these Magic harps.
he made quick use of them when he realized how they could expand his

harmonica geniuses. He shuns the spotlight himself, but I for one am hoping
come up with will find their way into the right hands.
--Kim Field
DATE: Sun, 02 Oct 1994 00:27:30 CDT
From: Wolf~ol.com

Little Charlie and the Nightcats here in San Antonio tonight. I just got
of Rick Estrin.
remarkably authentic rendition of "Juke" ( I almost felt like Little Walter
their music, but they really managed to get the place jumping and gain new
proficient set of musicians I've seen. I always felt a harp player can only
bring out the best in Rick along with putting out a great set of guitar

car loads of equipment to be a great harp player. I'm sure most of the
already been commented on him in this list, but for those who are new and
12-hole marine band in C, and a Super Chromonica in C. He always uses a
in the amp. I always appreciated this since I'm a pretty simple player

you newbies out there, don't EVER pass up the chance to see this man if he
although Rick did mention their going to Australia very soon.
Well, just had to add a few comments on a great show and great harp player.

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