Harp Microphone

Harp Microphone

Astatic by Hohner Replacement Cable for JT30 Harmonica Microphone $31 This is an Asiatic by Hohner 20' high-impedance 1/4" amp replacement cable with connector for use with the JT30 Roadhouse Harmonica Microphone. The JT30 Roadhouse Harmonica Mic is our exclusive version of this hand-held harp mic with volume control. The JT30 Roadhouse Microphone produces that classic, dirty Chicago blues harp tone. Plug it directly into your amp using this harmonica mic cable.

Astatic By Hohner Replacement Cable For Jt30 Harmonica Microphone $31 This is an Asiatic by Hohner 20' high-impedance 1/4" amp replacement cable with connector for use with the JT30 Roadhouse Harmonica Microphone. The JT30 Roadhouse Harmonica Mic is our exclusive version of this hand-held harp mic with volume control. The JT30 Roadhouse Microphone produces that classic, dirty Chicago blues harp tone. Plug it directly into your amp using this harmonica mic cable.20 ft. High impedance 1/4" amp cable Connects to JT30 roadhouse harmonica mic

Shaker Madcat Harmonica Microphone $127.95 The Shaker Madcat is a miniature, handmade microphone made expressly for the harmonica player. It cups easily in the hand letting you produce very natural wah-wah sounds while putting the lid on the harp player's biggest enemy—feedback. The Madcat is equipped with a volume knob, short 1/4" cable, and comes with an extender jack for connecting a longer instrument cable. Th Shaker Madcat is is a great alternative to bulkier, heavier bullet-style mics which doesn't compromise on the filthy tone blues players demand.

Shaker Mad Dog Harmonica Microphone $127.95 Shaker's Mad Dog harmonica microphone adds a totally new dimension for harp players to explore. Imagine a mic with a full, rich voice; a lot of bottom end; and a mid-range with complex overtones and smooth, clear treblethat's the Mad Dog. Now imagine a microphone the size of a walnut that's so ergonomically perfect that it stays just where you put it between the webbing of your fingers, eliminating hand fatigue and freeing your hands for gestures, while giving you the ability to wail without worry. The Shaker harmonica mic features a purposeful shape, a large-diameter dynamic element housed in an injection molded sono resin case, and it's distinctly voiced to emphasize lower mid frequencies, creamy tonality, and a great response. You'll develop new techniques never before available to harp players. The Mad Dog microphone has a more aggressive, almost industrial look and the design is a balance of form and function. It's a serious tool for serious harp players. Shakey Joe of Shaker mics says, "The Mad Dog is so awesome it even makes me sound good!"Shaker Harmonica Microphones are part of a sophisticated music making system, one that includes the harmonica, the player's hands, the microphone, the amp, and the player's personal techniques. Traditional methods of measuring response and behavior become pretty much irrelevant because Shaker's don't fit strictly into the established categories of polar patterns. By using a sampling of the harmonica's sound and directing it through acoustic ports into a volume-tuned chamber, Shaker harp mics become, in essence, miniature hand-held recording studios. This is known as Shaker GNS technology, or good noise sampling, resulting in great tone, extreme technique sensitivity, and tremendous feedback. Designed and engineered by Shakey Joe, these mics are totally handmade in the US and use as many American-made parts as possible, making Shaker microphones the real deal. Made in the Arizona desert by harp players, for harp players.

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Hohner 1490 Blues Blaster Harmonica Microphone 886830181757 $84.99 The Hohner 1490 Blues Blaster Harmonica Microphone is a hand-held mic with volume control that produces that classic, dirty Chicago blue harp tone. Requires standard XLR mic cable (included) and lo-to-high impedance transformer with 1/4" plug (product# 427600 or 270570) to plug directly into your amp.

Hohner 1490 Blues Blaster Harmonica Microphone $99.99 The Hohner 1490 Blues Blaster Harmonica Microphone is a hand-held mic with volume control that produces that classic, dirty Chicago blue harp tone. Requires standard XLR mic cable (included) and lo-to-high impedance transformer with 1/4" plug (product# 427600 or 270570) to plug directly into your amp.

Shaker Retro Rocket Harmonica Microphone $116.43 The coolest thing to happen since carbon and crystal were put with brass, wood, and wind. The Shaker Retro Rocket is a truly beautiful harmonica microphone that's basically a no-nonsense, bullet-type Shaker mic retaining the qualities that made the great original bullet mics so special.The Retro Rocket harmonica mic has all the snap, crackle, and pop that any blues/rock harp player could want. It's the real deala cast metal alloy body with a black crinkle powder coat finish, and high-output crystal element. It features a solid pewter grill and a 1/4" output connector. It's 40% smaller than traditional bullet type mics, and is ergonomically shaped to give harp players an in your face, aggressive tone. This is one high-output microphone with over-the-edge dynamics and a truckload of harmonic overtones. According to Retro Rocket endorsers, this mic rejects feedback better than any other bullet mic made.Shaker Harmonica Microphones are part of a complex music making system, one that includes the harmonica, the player's hands, the microphone, the amp, and the player's personal techniques. Traditional methods of measuring response and behavior become pretty much irrelevant because Shaker's don't fit strictly into the established categories of polar patterns. By using a sampling of the harmonica's sound and directing it through acoustic ports into a volume-tuned chamber, Shaker harp mics become, in essence, miniature hand-held recording studios. This is known as Shaker GNS technology, or good noise sampling, resulting in great tone, extreme technique sensitivity, and tremendous feedback. Designed and engineered by Shakey Joe, these mics are totally handmade in the US and use as many American-made parts as possible. They're made in the Arizona desert by harp players, for harp players.

Shaker Dynamic XLR Harmonica Microphone $87.95 The Shaker's Dynamic XLR Harmonica Mic is warm, thick, full bodied, and has lots of harmonic overtones as well as great feedback rejection. The mic offers a wide frequency response and strong mid range. The microphone fits in your harp hand with almost no conscious effort, greatly reducing hand fatigue and allowing greater use of both hands for gestures. This is just an outstanding-sounding harp mic featuring an 11-detent volume control knob. You can even use this Shaker dynamic microphone as a vocal or saxophone mic.Shaker Harmonica Microphones are part of a complex music making system, one that includes the harmonica, the player's hands, the microphone, the amp, and the player's personal techniques. Traditional methods of measuring response and behavior become pretty much irrelevant because Shaker mic's don't fit strictly into the established categories of polar patterns. By using a sampling of the harmonica's sound and directing it through acoustic ports into a volume-tuned chamber, Shaker mics become, in essence, miniature hand-held recording studios. This is known as Shaker GNS technology, or good noise sampling, resulting in great tone, extreme technique sensitivity, and tremendous feedback rejection. Designed and engineered by Shakey Joe, these mics are totally handmade in the US and utilize as many American-made parts as possible, making Shaker microphones the real deal. Shaker micropnones are made in the Arizona desert by harp players, for harp players.

Shaker Dynamic Xlr Harmonica Microphone $87.95 The Shaker's Dynamic XLR Harmonica Mic is warm, thick, full bodied, and has lots of harmonic overtones as well as great feedback rejection. The mic offers a wide frequency response and strong mid range. The microphone fits in your harp hand with almost no conscious effort, greatly reducing hand fatigue and allowing greater use of both hands for gestures. This is just an outstanding-sounding harp mic featuring an 11-detent volume control knob. You can even use this Shaker dynamic microphone as a vocal or saxophone mic.Shaker Harmonica Microphones are part of a complex music making system, one that includes the harmonica, the player's hands, the microphone, the amp, and the player's personal techniques. Traditional methods of measuring response and behavior become pretty much irrelevant because Shaker mic's don't fit strictly into the established categories of polar patterns. By using a sampling of the harmonica's sound and directing it through acoustic ports into a volume-tuned chamber, Shaker mics become, in essence, miniature hand-held recording studios. This is known as Shaker GNS technology, or good noise sampling, resulting in great tone, extreme technique sensitivity, and tremendous feedback rejection. Designed and engineered by Shakey Joe, these mics are totally handmade in the US and utilize as many American-made parts as possible, making Shaker microphones the real deal. Shaker micropnones are made in the Arizona desert by harp players, for harp players.Dynamic elementOutput: Switchcraft XLR 3-pin connector wired pin-2-hotVolume control with 11 micro detents for referenceA big, thick sound with complex harmonic overtones, a sax-like tone, & tremendous feedback rejection

Shaker Crystal 1/4 Harmonica Microphone $79.95 The Shaker Crystal is Shaker's original harmonica microphone. Born in 1992, the Crystal Shaker Microphone's voice is accurate and clear with traditional crystal breakup and tremendous presence. A Hi-Z (high output impedance) microphone the Shaker Crystal breaks up with true ice-pick-in-the-ear crystal distortion characteristics when pushed hard. The Crystal harmonica mic has more of an accurate sound and less tonal coloration than Shaker's Dynamic mics. Some call it cleaner, Shaker says it has more acoustic clarity. When you need to cut through a thick rhythm section, this harp mic has the in-your-face presence and crystal edge to get the job done. This Shaker harmonica mic also has fantastic feedback rejection and is housed in the same indestructible thermal resin casing as Shaker's Dyno mic, so it's just as ergonomic and as easy to hold.Shaker Harmonica Microphones are part of a complex music-making system, one that includes the harmonica, the player's hands, the microphone, the amp, and the player's personal techniques. Traditional methods of measuring response and behavior become pretty much irrelevant because Shaker's don't fit strictly into the established categories of polar patterns. By utilizing a sampling of the harmonica's sound and directing it through acoustic ports into a volume-tuned chamber, Shaker mics become, in essence, miniature hand-held recording studios. This is known as Shaker GNS technology, or good noise sampling, resulting in great tone, extreme technique sensitivity, and tremendous feedback. Designed and engineered by Shakey Joe, these mics are totally handmade in the US and utilize as many American-made parts as possible, making Shaker microphones the real deal. Made in the Arizona desert by harp players, for harp players.

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A Brief History of Musical Instruments

No one is certain when the first musical instruments were made. It's possible that they predate language in human cultural development, but I'll leave that argument to the anthropologists. What is sure is that there is a deep, ancient desire within people to express themselves using sound. Our voices were almost certainly used for more than communication. Somehow that was not enough. Our ancestors pushed creative sound further.

The first instruments were probably percussive because they are the simplest to make. Clapping hands or striking flint on flint, it's easy to imagine that this would be our earliest attempts to make our own rhythm, our own pulse, sent out into the world and echoed back. What likely followed were simple mallets and skins stretched on bowls. What makes these tools so distinct is that they had no other purpose than create a controlled, predictable sound. Our modern drums are a descendant of this type of early instrument.

Most likely wind instruments came next. These could have been created relatively easily with a hollowed out plant stem or animal horn to create a simple flute or horn. This innovation gave a greater range of notes and pitches. Another feature is that it uses breathing to generate and control the sonic effects, more closely resembling our vocal chords. Further technical advancements in smelting and metal working gave us instruments with more sound making precision and exceptional durability. Modern trumpets and saxophones are closely related to these early instruments.

Stringed instruments likely came last. Egyptian records indicate that instruments using vibrating strings existed at the time of the pharaohs, near the dawn of recorded civilization. Lyres and harps are early examples and their manufacture required a dedicated craftsman. This instrument gave us harmony and chording on one device giving greater sonic possibilities to a single musician. A later development added a resonating chamber making the instruments potentially louder. Violins and guitars are modern string instruments. Modern pianos are a special hybrid; it has hammers that strike the strings making it percussive and stringed.

The control and use of electricity took musical instruments to a completely new level with developments like the microphone and amplifier. Guitars had pick-ups added, keyboards had wave form manipulation and the most mind-boggling innovations have come with computers and digital music. Experiments are being conducted to create plasma instruments and other advances could bring instruments that interface directly with our brains.

Like our ancestors, we still use sound to create and the instruments we use are developed along with our technology. We keep stretching the possibilities toward the horizon and when we arrive, I believe we will find more horizon to explore.

© Alan Phillips

About the Author

Alan Phillips is a freelance writer, he retired from the US Army in 2000 and has spent the last few years in Computer Technology. He currently resides in Texas, USA with his wife and owns and operates www.instrumentjunction.com offering Acoustic Guitars, Acoustic Electric Guitars and Amplifiers.