The world of banjo and harmonica

A blog about the fivestring banjo and diatonic mouthharps. It's my intention to publish (short) articles on a regulary basis and also other useful stuff.

woensdag 28 december 2011

The workshop in progress

Listening to the master...

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Do you want to play fivestring (resonator) banjo or diatonic harmonica? I can show you the way, but be prepeared to invest some time and energy; without these two key components progress will be hard to achieve... believe it or not, but teaching with the aid of Skype has proved to be a good alternative; I have students who come to my house, but also students from the other end of the country. Interested? Send me an e-mail.

About me

Fred Hissink: Laag Soeren, Gelderland, Netherlands; Trains........... I've been interested in Dutch dieseltrains since I was a kid. I watched them manoeuvre and never really understood why they made these movements... Their roaring engines impressed me and they still do, more than 35 years later. I'm working on a Dutch railway-emplacement with dieseltrains from the series 2200/2300 and 2400/2500. Music........... Bluegrassmusic or folkmusic in general has been an interest since I was a kid. I listened to the countrymusic-programms on the Dutch radio and jumped for joy everytime I heard a fivestring-banjo! At this point in time I’m playing in Americana Unlimited (see website). Americana. I'm playing an 1978 Ome Triple X-banjo, squareneck resonatorguitar and several harmonica’s (Hohner and Seydel). I’m teaching others how to play a fivestring banjo and diatonic harmonica.

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My banjo

I play a 1975 Ome Triple X-banjo. It has a beautiful warm sound.. This instrument features a handshaped neck made of fine South American mahogany. The mother-of-pearl inlay work is offset by the African ebony fingerboard, peghead overlay and heel cap. All hardware on this instrument is very heavily nickelplated. The resonator has two concentric purfling rings inlaid into the back and the resonator and fingerboard are bound in simulated grained ivory.

My harmonica’s

I use several harps for different songs and occassions. I prefer the Seydel Solist Pro when I have to play fast songs. I play the Marine Bands (Deluxe and Crossover) for bluesy songs or songs that need a bluesy touch. I also use these harmonicas in bluegrass. I use Golden Melodys for rock- or popsongs and Blues Harps (Hohner Blues Harps – the name Blues Harp is very commonly used for several kinds of diatonic harmonicas) for jamming and teaching.

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