Sunday, May 17th, Jellyroll Johnson and I played for Charlie McCoy¹s induction ceremony into the Country Music Hall Of Fame. I was asked to play Charlie¹s...
Dear friends, Can you explain to me what is the purpose of valving or half-valving a harmonica? Is it to make the harmonica louder? I'm about to buy a new...
by half valving the harmonica, a skilled player can play chromatically by bending notes a half step ... for instance if the number blow note1 was valved on a...
Hi harmonica people! I use lip gloss. This is far more necessary in winter when it's dry...I suppose on occassion in the summer if I forget and then play...
very good ideas.? Joyce? Especially the lemon water ... From: Kevin McNamara <harmonicakev@...> To: bluegrassharp@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, 29 May 2009...
Roger Edsall of Bad Influence told me he uses Blixtex.? I have never tried it.? I use a wax free stick I got a bunch of at a bank trade show.? They are good...
Does the lip gloss get messy and get in the holes? -Richard D. ... From: Kevin McNamara <harmonicakev@...> Subject: [BluegrassHarp] Re: keeping lips...
Have a glass of water handy when you're jamming. I have some sort of chapstick in a little jar in my harp box, just in case. If the corner of your mouth gets...
I suppose it COULD get messy...I would use a fairly thin layer of gloss or whatever you are using; I can remember trying vaseline years ago, but I did't like...
I was saddened to learn in recent day of the passing of Jack Ely. I'm glad to see that today it's being acknowledged online. For those who don't know him, Jack...
Well, I finally did it....cannibalized two Lee Oskars and made a Paddy Richter. So far, I like it a lot. I was able to play it right off--- no transition...
Can't wait to hear you do it.? how did you do the conversion?? Joyce ... From: THOMPSON, BILL <bthompson@...> To: bluegrassharp@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sat,...
I play Richter tuned diatonic Harmonicas, can you tellme what Paddy Richter is ? Thanks Wayne ... From: speedlad@... To: bluegrassharp@yahoogroups.com ...
... Ref: http://www.seydel1847.de/epages/Seydel.sf/sec1ESzx13MWeA/?ObjectPath=/Shops/Seydel/Products/10206/SubProducts/10206C_Chrom Seydel makes this tuning as...
Thanks Crazy Bob, I see it. Wayne ... From: robertpcoble To: bluegrassharp@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 6:30 AM Subject: [BluegrassHarp] Re: a...
I have been using a paddy richter for years. Easy to make and fun to play melodies that would be a lot more difficult on a regular melody maker and an a...
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Hey Bill Tony Eyers has a video on UTube with this tune. They go through it once like I play it and then once at the breakneck speed. (Of course they play it...
Hi fellow harmonica players, At a regular private bluegrass style jam that I've had the pleasure of attending off and on for a year or so, I stumbled upon...
sounds like a good idea.? Did you stack them? ... From: Kevin McNamara <harmonicakev@...> To: bluegrassharp@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sat, Jul 11, 2009 1:09...
Kevin - Do you play "chop" style rhythm or chugging? I find that you can make a loud "chop" on the draw chord that sounds very much like a mandolin chop. The...
bill sounds good.?? I have been there. Joyce ... From: THOMPSON, BILL <bthompson@...> To: bluegrassharp@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, Jul 13, 2009 9:35 am ...
... yep, I have been doing that for years.. holding 2 or 3 harps,, so I can do 3 or more draw chords' I do it in bluegrass of course,, but also in Reggae,, I...
what would you suggest if you play with a mandolin player? duplicate the chops... or more resonant lines like a fiddle might do? ... Kevin - Do you play...