... Lance, I would think any of the harps you have will work. The standard C, G, A, and D would work. Having an F would be just fine as well. If your guitarist...
... standard ... keys ... pos. ... ******************* Thinking out loud a bit on this...it may depend on the situation ..if you are playing in a jam where...
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JK, you are correct about usinig a bright and loud harmonica in Bluegrass music,"such as the Lee Oskar Harmonicas. That is what I use all these years...
... Delta Frost and the Souls's Voice "High A" harmonicas for my solos.????????????? Tulsa Read www.harmonicaonline.com ? ... for the information on the...
If you are playing a Bluegrass song with the "G" major harmonica, you should use it for playing the melody and for your rhythm chop chords. Then, if you take a...
Clyde asked me if the information on the High G and High A harmonicas that I use for solos in Bluegrass was for first or second position, and I would say I...
Tulsa, You say you use Lee Oskars for playing bluegrass. Does that also include playing chords? I ask because LOs are tuned more for single notes than for...
Bill, I?rarely have any problems with my chords on my Lee Oskar harmonicas, as long as they are kept in tuned. I play with the two-hole and three-hole tongue...
Tulsa, Thank you. I notice you talk about playing fifths. I play octaves but have never heard of playing fifths. Which pairs of notes give you fifths? Can you...
Hi I know that this question has probably been asked a million time before but i couldn't find it anywhere on here. I was wondering what the best way to clean...
Hot soapy water will clean your reed plates, no problem. rinse well in hot water and the hot brass will evaporate any water left on. Same for the covers, and...
Hi Bill. So sorry about that part about playing fifths, but I was in a hurry yesterday when I wrote that Email, and I was probably thinking two thoughts at...
Tulsa, why NOT 5ths tho ?...I play 5ths,, (coming from a guitar background , it seemed the thing to do) altho I will say it is tricky on a diatonic with the...
Paul, very well explained. I also play the chromatic harmonica and that is what I must have been thinking at the time I was writing that email,?and not...
Paul, thanks for a clear explanation of how to play 5ths. They sound like a chore to play on the diatonic though....maybe I'll just stick to octaves. Bill ...
Greetings, We've had eight new links added to the "web links" area of Dennis-Cooper.com in the past couple of days. There are a couple of great bands, and NYC...
Hi All, I want to let everyone know about the Virginia Harmonica Fest to be held next month. I'll be there with the Coast to Coast Music Store, so hopefully...
Has anyone on this list ever competed at one of the harp contests a fiddler's conventions? I'm curious about them and wonder what it's like to compete, as well...
I haven't competed, but I've seen the harmonica competitions at the annual Kentucky old-time fiddling championship, held in July at Rough River Dam State Park:...
First of all, do you really mean to say, convention?or festival? There is a big difference. There are various states that have "State Championships" for...
I have to agree. I bought their CD within minutes of watching the videos (off my e-music subscription). It's a good listen. ... [Non-text portions of this...
Great stuff!! From: bluegrassharp@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bluegrassharp@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Ashkettle Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 5:47 AM...
After some more time with my natural minor harp I have found some good uses for it. It can play folk tunes like Scarbourgh Fair and The Star of County Down in...
