And finally, a little help for that resident in Georgia. Who may not know these now come already put together. You should try one out. @Nancy Hart
I'm replying to let you know I didn't miss this post. I already have one like the first picture. A girl gave it to me years ago, for helping her move ...to an apartment that had no grass. It doesn't work if your grass grows over 3 inches high. What brand is the second? Are you making a recommendation? I'm in the market now, for next spring.
The second is a Craftsman. No I am not making a recommendation. The world may have changed too much since I was active. I would not buy a craftsman because I don’t think they can no longer be trusted to recognize a reliable product. The last mower I had was a self-propelled Toro with an automatic starter. When I bought mine they were a little costly. Most mowers on the market should be good mowers, after all, we or somebody has been making them for a long while. There are only two or three motors and the rest is pretty standard. But I expect you know more about them than I do.
I always liked Craftsman mowers, and other outdoor equipment. But my favorite was a little $96 Murray 18" that lasted for 20 years. I never took good care of it, and it still ran, and not that hard to start. The new equivalent mower to this Honda is now $419. If they made stuff to last everyone would go out of business.
I am becoming a sleepy head, Getting up at nine or nine-thirty and wanting a nap by three or three-thirty. I'm guessing old age is bring that on.
I played my harmonica this morning. Blew a few single notes, blew a few chords. Blew the Marine Hymn, Jambalaya, I can't stop loving you and Will the circle be unbroken, then up and down the harp, single notes, two notes, three or more notes. Gave the bass end a good workout. Got the lungs moving a little air. Good bye, so long, It's been good to know you.
Bill, I tried taping a song using the smartphone video recorder. The tones on the harmonica sound like a kid's toy on playback, even if I manage to hit most of the notes right. Did you ever try recording what you play? Did you ever use a microphone?
No, never did. Never had a way to record anything. I played onetime at a birthday party with my son and a drummer, a bongo type drummer. The birthday party was in a large house and the owner was a friend of my son’s. It was a dinner party. My son asked me to sit in. We played a two hour gig while party goers ate and talked. I played with the guitar and the drum. Then played with only the drummer. Played several solo’s as we all did. It was fun. At times I played with the guitar, playing chords. Other times I’d play higher than the guitar. When the guitar was on high notes, I’d play heavy on my bass notes. It was a fun thing. That’s all the playing I have ever done. Was I any good? I don’t know. It sounded good to me. My son said I sounded good. The bass player who was also a professional musician said, thanks for playing with us. Never been recorded. Don’t really know how I sound. Could be really lousy, sound tinny. You could sound much better than I do.
That's great, Bill. You did a "gig." Most people never get to do that even once. How do you figure out how to join in? Do they all agree to play in the key of C? I always wondered how those session musicians play with apparently little rehearsal. They would have to play in the key the singers sing best. Yes, I was doing it just to see how it sounds. I can learn how to make a few things sound better that way. But overall it was not a good sound. If you listen to YouTube videos by amateurs they always use a microphone. I was just wondering.
I never worry about hitting exact note. A diatonic harmonica notes are not arranged so you can hit all the notes. It ‘s too hard. It is arranged so that the notes displayed sound good together? A chromatic harmonica has all notes so each note can be played easier but still difficult.