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to Roly Platt's Harp Wah: The Original Harmonica Mute, harp-l, List
Hey Roly:
I was one of the pre-orders and just wanted you to know that I received my Harp Wah yesterday. Spent some time on it, learning the ins and outs (pun intended) and think it's a great design and execution. Feels stout, but very lightweight. Great quality, easy to grip and after a bit of experimenting it becomes second nature to position the harp in the right spot for me. I keep it just off of the slot bottom and seems to be easy to repeat locating the harmonica. The first time I used it on a draw note, I completely choked it out so came up with the slight gap in the slot and less of an airtight seal with my holding hand.
Very much sounds like a trumpet mute to me - produces very crisp wah-wahs when you want - way easier than tight hand cupping to achieve a crisp wah-wah. Also easy to get a smooth tremolo effect. I think without cupping the mute end it might also add some acoustic projection all by itself possibly, so that would be an added bonus. Super fun experimenting with it - more skill to refine for sure, but I can tell you put a lot of thought into the design and I can't think of a thing I would improve on.
Especially great on the promise/deliver part of Harp-Wah product launch. Most people don't get that right, out of the gate. I will recommend it to all my harp buds.
Wishing you great success in 2018!
Thanks,
Ross Macdonald
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