Testimonials

NATIONAL HARMONICA LEAGUE (NHL) FESTIVAL 2009

That was a great session you gave on Saturday. I hope you don’t mind if I steal some of it for fellow students at Canterbury College? I get such a lot from those gob iron weekends. Would you be interested in running one like that at our Uni? Jim Davies

The first website I went on when I got home was yours. I enjoyed the weekend hugely. Such a lot of good tips, advice and questions answered. It really gave me the impetus I needed to take my own harp playing to the next level. Pete

DIATONIC AND BLUES WORKSHOPS AT SUSSEX ACADEMY OF MUSIC

I came to your beginners’ harp class and have since been having a wonderful time chugging away on my harps so I just wanted to say a huge thank you. John Ambrose

Thanks for the very informative introduction to the harp, it has made me even more determined to learn to play it, especially after hearing you knock out some tunes so effortlessly. I am going to get to grips with finding my way round the harp and getting clear notes every time. I will definitely be back for some more tuition. Aaron Walpole

That [intermediates' workshop] was great, very thorough and very inspiring. Looking forward to the next! Malcolm McLeod

BEGINNERS’ WORKSHOP AT BRIGHTON MUSIC BOX
I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the Harmonica workshop in Baker Street last Saturday. I am now keen to book a couple of one to one classes that would hopefully set me well on the road to blowing clear single notes and breathing correctly. Daniel Gray

Thanks for the workshop yesterday. Jen and I would now like to take a series of one hour lessons. Alba Lewis

CORPORATE TEAM BUILDING
Thanks so much for the session on Friday. It was such good fun and we really felt we achieved something new in our live.! Paula Chin (Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd)

HARP SURGERY WEBSITE

Thanks for the spot on the website. I was very impressed, good information and a broad range of musical styles represented. Normally I am wary of groups of two or more harmonica players unless they’re attending a workshop as I just play and teach and don’t build or modify the instrument. I will visit the website on a a regular basis. Congratulations and best wishes. Fraser Speirs (Paolo Nutini & The Vipers – Pencil Full Of Lead)

I not only want to thank you for one of the best reviews that my book has ever gotten, but for your excellent Web site. It’s really well done and is a great resource for anyone interested in the world’s finest instrument. Unlike too many sites, it’s very well written, too. Cool stuff. I go back to the days when there were very few resources for harp players. It’s just phenomenal what is out there today, and your site is one of the best. Kim Field

Thanks for the work that you are doing on Harp Surgery. It is a fantastic resource and I am a regular visitor. It is written with both humour and your obvious love for the humble little beast that we play. I am disappointed if I ‘come on in’ and the ‘cupboard is bare’. Have I missed an article; a technique? Quick check! And I appreciate how much work you must put in to make it happen. Prior to this I scratched around for titbits of information. Please take care and keep up the site, it is just brilliant. Carl Sutterby

Full to the brim with lessons, tips, tricks and trivia. Wilf is an amazing teacher: funny, down-to-earth, and wise as hell. www.harmonicalinks.com

I thought I would drop you a line as I just stumbled across your harp surgery web site. Dave just gave me a list of new material for us to look at, in amongst it was Love Me Do by the Beatles. Not being a particular fan of them I was vaguely familiar with the tune and rather dismissive of it. As soon as I looked at the score for it I realised there was a problem finding a diatonic to play it on. I also decided to scour the net and see what I could find out about this superficialy simple harp part. That was when I suddenly found myself reading your piece on the tune and then the link to Pat’s analysis of it. I found it fascinating and very useful too. So I thought I would e-mail you to say thank you. I have had a bit of a look around your web site and can see there is a wealth of info there that I should digest and learn from. Once again, thank you for your web site, I shall return again and again. Ginny Bourne

[In Sachen Online Tutorials ist harpsurgery.com meiner Meinung nach so ziemlich das beste, einfach mal vorausgesetzt dass du mit der englischen Sprache klarkommst]. In the case of online tutorials, in my opinion Harp Surgery is quite the best, so simply explained that you easily understand the English instruction… Your lessons are much more helpful than any books or explanations I know. Thanks to your website, I found my way into harp playing pretty fast. Florian Eschelor

I’ve been to the Harp Surgery site and was amazed with some info I got there! Found some awesome stuff there! Thanks very much for the tip! In my humble opinion you own one of the best harmonica websites on the web and I thank you for that! Breno

While I’m writing in, this is a great site with some fantastic information and some great write-ups. Keep up the good work, fellas; us perishing neophyte harp-blowers need it! Barron van Deusen