From: Joe Fey Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 10:04:06 -0500 Subject: Re: harp-l-digest V3 #283
Jonathan Ross asked:
>I was just wondering >about how chord harmonicas are ussually amplified in a trio format?
Some of the pros I have seen use custom chest mic setups. However, I have also seen a lot of great chord players at SPAH simply playing into an available stand mic in the house system. This can work well if the player has perfected the technique of moving the harp and not the head. Al Fiore, the original Harmonicats chord player, used to make his students practice with the back of their head pressed against a wall to develop the discipline of not moving the head. It is particularly important on big jumps if you want to avoid moving your mouth away from a fixed position mic. Bud Boblink does this to perfection.
