[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today I shipped work to customers on five continents. Australia, China, Chile, Europe, and North America. Not bad for a guy who builds things under the stairs in his house. The exports included four microphones, one vintage element, and one volume pot.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner gap="10"][vc_column_inner width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="5309" img_size="medium"][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I've just finished building a dozen harp mics, and they're all listed on my Simple Mics site. They range from $135 to $345 according to their shell condition and installed elements. They all have vintage Shure Controlled-Magnetic or Controlled Reluctance inside. They've all been newly...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I witnessed Kim Wilson and the Fabulous Thunderbirds last night at the Blue Ocean Music Hall in Salisbury Massachusetts. Really a stupendous blues show. They wound up the audience slowly from the first song through the finale. Thunderous harp. Tremendous band, especially Kevin Anker on piano...
[vc_row content_placement="top" css=".vc_custom_1470661831609{margin-top: -20px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;border-bottom-color: #afafaf !important;}"][vc_column css=".vc_custom_1470661583441{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text] If you've got an Astatic JT-30RH Roadhouse, or a Hohner Blues Blaster microphone, you may not be satisfied by the tone. Both of these mics are good, solid...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Masco MA-17 Photofact wiring layout. [/vc_column_text][vc_btn title="Download PDF" align="center" css_animation="left-to-right" link="url:http%3A%2F%2Fjamesw120.sg-host.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F05%2FMasco-MA-18-Photofact.pdf||target:%20_blank" button_block="true"][vc_single_image image="4650" img_size="full" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" css_animation="bottom-to-top" link="https://jamesw120.sg-host.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Masco-MA-18-Photofact.pdf"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
A long story, but pretty cool. Monday night my wife and I had the great pleasure to see The Who show in Boston at the Garden. The sound directors Simon Higgs (20 years with The Who and Queen) and Bob Pridden (50 years with The Who, including...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] From Shure.com Written by Davida Rochman on July 2, 2013 under Education Contributors: Dennis Gruenling, Michael PettersenSince the 1950s, blues harmonica players have amplified their instruments with bullet-shaped microphones and tube amplifiers. But how it all started remains a mystery. According to one legend, the mac daddy of all Chicago blues harp players,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Reprinted from The Boston Globe, March 04, 2016 By Joel Brown GLOBE CORRESPONDENT PLUM ISLAND — James Waldron stands 6-foot-6, and his home workshop is a cubbyhole under a staircase. It’s a tight fit between the drill press, the dozens of tools, and the cabinets full of...
Here's a nice article from the Idaho Statesmen talking about the recent Blues Harp Women compilation CD released last month. Deeds: Boisean produces unique tribute to blues harmonica women ...
