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From: Mike Curtis
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 19:10:01 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: Amps/mics

On Thu, 15 Jan 1998, Alec Drachman wrote:

>> Also, I saw a harp mic that looked like a T and the top of the T clipped to
>> the harp and had a wire out of the bottom of the T. Does anyone know what
>> this is, and what to expect to pay for such an animal? I played in church
>> the other night, and people loved it (Amazing Grace, straight G harp). I'd
>> like to mic it a little better, and this would be trick, providing it isn't
>> some special mic that will cost more than building a custom small-block for
>> my Corvette (It's old, but I'm more high tech than vintage on it too!).
>>
>I think you are describing the "Strnad mic". They aren't terribly
>expensive but I've never used one so I'll let someone else tell you
>about it. You can check them out at any of the harmonica suppliers
>web-sites (Kevins Harps, F&R Farrells, Harp City, etc.)

The Strnad (proper spelling!) comes in several models - 10 hole, etc., and
the 10 holer runs around $60. IMHO it's useful mainly for rack playing.
I don't much like the sound of mine - but then again I'm spoiled - I have
a custom designed and built rack mic that sounds great. Pat O'Brien and
TJ Parker use them and get some pretty good tone through theirs. They're
handy for chromatic.


-- IronMan Mike Curtis
My CD "Doin' It All Myself" available in Tower, Blockbuster, Camelot, PX