Thank you!
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Just came across this cool train variation by Dr. Ross, the Harmonica Boss. The whole vid is worth checking out, but here’s the cool train imitation variation"
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This is amazing. I was just discussing train variations with Filisko. I hope to post something on them soon.
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Ohh man he was so cool I was fortunate to have met him. What nice Bloke he was.
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As kind as he is talented.
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Hey @davidkachalon I was watching you teach the Train on YouTube ( absolutely brilliant by the way) I was wondering if you could elaborate on the various Whistles sounds, after all us Brits had a completely different sound to our trains back when steam was king. Our whistles were more high pitched and apart from the first great train robbery in the Victorian period (where the trains were very much in their infancy) and the second great train robbery which was in the 60’s I don’t think there were whistles for bandits and the like! Probably the worst thing we had was either a landslide covering the track or a few stray sheep? Having this lack of knowledge of the folklore etc in the UK means all of our performers do a train and it’s pretty much uniform of stuff they’ve got off records the internet etc. I for one would love to hear about the various Whistles for hazards bandits etc I would find that fascinating. Thanks
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Yes i will create a special post on it! Great suggestion!
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I’ll look forward to that, thanks!
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Just made a separate post on this. Hope it helps.
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@andy2 what YouTube video of @davidkachalon are you referring to?
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I’ll see if I can find it, I have to go out today but I’ll find it and post it when I get back
Trains are great and I have always loved em, especially steam. If you really want to replicate a train start off with two short blows. Its the acceleration that i think is the hard part. They don’t have gears and the acceleration is very slow at the start and gradually speeds up. After you get to a point the train is heading out you can play the chuffs quicker and I think it gets easier to play. I try to make the last verse sound as if the train is moving on and the whistle and chuffs get a more distant sound. I had a railroad engineer that got in the business as the steam was being phased out. I have ridden in the cab and listened to the rhythm. if you accelerate too fast the drivers slip. It is not easy but always fun to practice. As long as there are trains there will be harmonica players.
Hi @Mugen terribly sorry I completely forgot, but if you go on YouTube and Google David Kachalon he’s got a few great vids on there that are really helpful and informative
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If you love trains check out @davidkachalon post on train whistles and their meaning it’s on here. I have a list of them now to vary my train horn ( we call em Whistles in the UK as they used to Whistle rather than blare)
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David
When you blow out and then in are you hitting two quick licks (speeding up ) or do you recommend any for of saying something equivalent to Taka? I am a train nerd and have the whistle and acceleration/deceleration rate down. Its now a matter of sharpening up the chuff sound I need to work on.
Scott
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Tukka Takka, Tukka Taka or any variation that makes sound like a train, also I’ve just started to insert a tongue articulation to make the train sound as if it’s going over a wooden bridge, and before that once I get it down I’m going to insert a train horn for bridge approaching, @davidkachalon did a list on here which I wrote down I shall peruse that find the correct blast of the horn and insert it. I’m going great guns now but can’t seem to get past 130 bpm which I think this far is pretty respectable, so I’m just working on other stuff to have a play with. The hardest part is breaking the rhythm to insert stuff and to keep it going after.
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Here’s a great new one from @davidkachalon
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