Members TN.Frank Posted September 12, 2010 Members Share Posted September 12, 2010 Just figure with the Guitar and Bass forums we could also use a Harmonica area for those of us that play to hang out on. Just an idea. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SomeoneYouKnew Posted September 12, 2010 Members Share Posted September 12, 2010 There's nothing more depressing than a forum that's so narrow in scope that it gets little use. Perhaps including Harmonica in the title for the Woodwind and Brass forum might be a good idea. That might draw more users here. Later, if there is more activity, consider a separate forum for harmonica or smth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TN.Frank Posted September 12, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 12, 2010 That would be a start. You could say "Woodwinds, Brass, and Harmonicas. That way those of us who play the Blues Harp wouldn't feel like we were invading a Classical Music section on the forum. Of course instead of "Woodwinds and Brass" you could just say "Wind Instruments" and that'd cover it all from Harmonica and Penny Whistle to Tuba,LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted September 13, 2010 Members Share Posted September 13, 2010 Considering a harmonica is a woodwind, I've always felt that this was a fine forum for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TN.Frank Posted September 13, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 13, 2010 When I think of a woodwind I think more of an Clarinet or Sax more then I do a Harmonica. They use wooden reeds but a Harmonica uses metal reeds. Still, I guess if you stretched the definition you could call it a "woodwind". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted September 14, 2010 Members Share Posted September 14, 2010 The terms "woodwind" and "brass" really aren't very good to describe the instruments. "Reed" is even worse, since a flute is a woodwind, but has no reed. You can also buy wooden mouthpieces (and in one case, a wooden bell) for trumpet, but it's still brass. Technically, the terms relate to the way the sound is created. In a woodwind, the air stream vibrates either against a reed or over a hole. A brass instrument is sounded by buzzing the lips into a cup. I'm not really a fan of the names "woodwind" and "brass," but I don't see them going away. At any rate, this forum is open to any and all harmonica discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TN.Frank Posted September 14, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 14, 2010 Sweet, looks like we'll be taking some Blues Harp here then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted September 15, 2010 Members Share Posted September 15, 2010 Certainly. I did try playing harmonica when I was very young, but just could not get it to work. I do enjoy a good harpist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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