While we're at it, I like the Hohner Puck. That's a little nice harmonica that fits well in the 5th pocket of your jeans and has the 2 8ves range of a usual Richter tuned harmonica.MTGuru wrote:Yes, it's the Hohner Little Lady. And it's very playable within its 1 octave range. I keep one in my pocket as a very handy pitch pipe. And to annoy people.benhall.1 wrote:I had one of those harmonica thingies. Surprisingly workable.
Groan.benhall.1 wrote:I thought I'd been feeling a bit off-key ...MTGuru wrote:Have you had an X-ray lately?benhall.1 wrote:I wonder where it's gone.
Others have said the same thing comparing the F & G. OTOH I've heard that not all Gen high Fs share the same qualities and getting a sweet one is something of a crapshoot, but if that's so, then I lucked out right away, because mine is a gem too.Tor wrote:My Generation F has a pure, beautiful tone and plays like butter. Very different from my Generation G, which is just one tone higher and equally smaller, but it's shrill compared to the F (and anyway too small for me to play, unlike the F).
Sorry to interrupt normal service, but just checking ...Nanohedron wrote:OTOH I've heard that not all Gen high Fs share the same qualities and getting a sweet one is something of a crapshoot, but if that's so, then I lucked out right away, because mine is a gem too.
I understand lucked out to mean got lucky. Maybe my diet of crappy American TV has stunted my tiny mind.benhall.1 wrote:Sorry to interrupt normal service, but just checking ...Nanohedron wrote:OTOH I've heard that not all Gen high Fs share the same qualities and getting a sweet one is something of a crapshoot, but if that's so, then I lucked out right away, because mine is a gem too.
Here in the UK, "lucked out" means ran out of luck, ie got a crap one. It seems that, when you use the expression, it means the opposite, right? A bit like when you say "I could care less" which, to us, means "I really care about that" but, to you, seems to mean "I couldn't care less".
God, you guys are confusing.
No, I always say "couldn't care less". The other is rampant, and bugs the heck out of me. But yes, in the States "lucked out" typically means luck was on your side. We sometimes colloquially add "out" to certain words to convey a state or action, but there are no hard-and-fast rules. For example, "dined out" still means exactly what it always has: you went out to eat.benhall.1 wrote:Sorry to interrupt normal service, but just checking ...Nanohedron wrote:OTOH I've heard that not all Gen high Fs share the same qualities and getting a sweet one is something of a crapshoot, but if that's so, then I lucked out right away, because mine is a gem too.
Here in the UK, "lucked out" means ran out of luck, ie got a crap one. It seems that, when you use the expression, it means the opposite, right? A bit like when you say "I could care less" which, to us, means "I really care about that" but, to you, seems to mean "I couldn't care less".
God, you guys are confusing.
No, it's probably me. I get so confused by all these things that are the opposite to what I'm used to. If it was a subtle difference, I'd be OK.nimbles wrote:I understand lucked out to mean got lucky. Maybe my diet of crappy American TV has stunted my tiny mind.benhall.1 wrote:Sorry to interrupt normal service, but just checking ...Nanohedron wrote:OTOH I've heard that not all Gen high Fs share the same qualities and getting a sweet one is something of a crapshoot, but if that's so, then I lucked out right away, because mine is a gem too.
Here in the UK, "lucked out" means ran out of luck, ie got a crap one. It seems that, when you use the expression, it means the opposite, right? A bit like when you say "I could care less" which, to us, means "I really care about that" but, to you, seems to mean "I couldn't care less".
God, you guys are confusing.
You lucked out.nimbles wrote:I wish I could tell when a generation is a nice one or not. The mouthpiece is supposed to be glued isn't it? If so the previous owner of this one has kindly melted the glue off for me because it's tuneable.
I always make mine tuneable as soon as I get them. ... as opposed to going through to eat.Nanohedron wrote:For example, "dined out" still means exactly what it always has: you went out to eat.
Zackly. Going out of one room into another is not the same thing.benhall.1 wrote:... as opposed to going through to eat.Nanohedron wrote:For example, "dined out" still means exactly what it always has: you went out to eat.
Your woman, buckwheat.benhall.1 wrote:Babe? "Your babe"? Wha? I'm sorry. I'm not sure I know what my "babe" is. My three sons are all grown up now ...
Actually, this is a great example of there being no consistent rule to it; sometimes it means a surfeit of something, and this is definitely one of those cases. One is womaned out when you've had quite enough of them. You know, like when a guy needs a break and wants to hole up in his man-cave for a while. Or a woman is home from a henner and now wants the company of the opposite gender.benhall.1 wrote:Ah, my woman. So, I can say "You're all womaned out" then, yes?
] Now, to me, that just sounds like a student flat for women.nimbles wrote:Henner sounds Australian to me. I would've thought Americans would've said "bachelorette".