> So that took 4 people playing, what, a dozen or two of them? > > (Watching at low res, can't really see what all is in those big blocks.)
No, the big ones are a single harmonica, they're bass harmonicas. Harmonica ensembles like that were fairly popular in the '20s, and there were all different types to cover different registers and roles.
It's interesting, but personally I prefer the "blues harp" style, with a Green Bullet mic running through a gritty guitar amp. I tried to pick it up years ago, but I was pretty much crap, so I just stick to guitar.
> > So that took 4 people playing, what, a dozen or two of them? > > > > (Watching at low res, can't really see what all is in those big blocks.) > > No, the big ones are a single harmonica, they're bass harmonicas. Harmonica ensembles > like that were fairly popular in the '20s, and there were all different types to > cover different registers and roles.
I saw the one player switch from an upper area to a lower and back at one point, so figured, even if it is sold as a single unit, it looks to be made up of separate pieces... but as I said, it was blurry.
Quote: I saw the one player switch from an upper area to a lower and back at one point, so figured, even if it is sold as a single unit, it looks to be made up of separate pieces...
Yep, there are some horrific branches on the harmonica family tree... (I just grabbed these straight from the Hohner catalog. There are much, much worse out there...)
If you want to start playing just buy a simple one in the key of C.
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That's it, then... *tosses harmonica in garbage*
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