I might be able to teach you the principles of basic jazz theory and harmony in five lessons but you wouldn't have the skills to use it in every day music...
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eskeene@...
May 27, 2012 9:00 pm
Jon Kip wrote:"hadn't thought of the air tight thing. (I use those three words because I'm not sure that "airtightedness" is a word, but it should be)"...
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David Payne
dave@...
May 28, 2012 2:43 am
It's what I call a light custom, but a custom nonetheless, embossed and set up for a blues player who may or may not overblow occasionally. It still has the...
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David Payne
dave@...
May 28, 2012 2:51 am
If you think something should be a word, just start using it as if it were one. Shakespeare did that all the time and we still use those words everyday some...
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Dan Hazen
bluesmandan76@...
May 28, 2012 3:42 am
I don't use the Voodoo... I use the two battery clips, and then use two standard Dunlop 9V adapters. Works good. The AFB+ drove me crazy with this... I was...
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JON KIP
jonkip@...
May 28, 2012 5:28 am
Where is Vern when we need him? I've forgotten all that I learned about the coefficient of inairtightability....and I sense that that's pretty important to...
108017
Bart van Strien
knuppel@...
May 28, 2012 8:13 am
Hi, I'm Bart and a newbie to Harp-L. I play banjo and on occasion hca with the Blue Grass Boogiemen from the Netherlands. I expect it will be nice to talk to &...
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Richard Hunter
turtlehill@...
May 28, 2012 1:27 pm
David Payne wrote: <If you think something should be a word, just start using it as if it were one. Why not? The word "Chortle" appeared for the first time in...
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The Iceman
icemanle@...
May 28, 2012 2:21 pm
The name "Wendy" first appeared in Peter Pan, the original story. It obviously caught on. "Overblow" was invented by the harmonica community. <<Why not? The...
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Joseph Leone
3n037@...
May 28, 2012 2:48 pm
I prefer 'leak challenged'...
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Ryan Hartt
rhartt1234@...
May 28, 2012 3:07 pm
So I took the plunge and bought a used RP55 at Guitar Center over the weekend. $24.99 was worth a risk. I am pleasantly surprised with the effects. It has...
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Winslow Yerxa
winslowyerxa@...
May 28, 2012 4:10 pm
Actually, "overblow" was borrowed from the woodwind and brass communities, where it's been in use for at least a century and probably much longer. VOTE...
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Jerry Deall
jdeall@...
May 28, 2012 4:11 pm
Joe that "Depends" Thanks Jerry, ... From: Joseph Leone <3n037@...> To: harp-l arp-l.org> Sent: Mon, 28 May 2012 14:44:58 -0000 (UTC) Subject:...
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Music Cal
macaroni9999@...
May 28, 2012 6:09 pm
Hi I am having troubles with the slider on one of my chromatic harps. I feel some roughness when pushing and releasing the slider. It is very annoying and...
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Dave Scudamore
harpaholic@...
May 28, 2012 6:12 pm
I purchased a bass harmonica on eBay. It is not Hohner. I posted some pictures and would appreciate any help to identify a brand, more out of curiosity than...
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George Miklas
harmonicat@...
May 28, 2012 6:31 pm
Hi Dave, My first guess would be that it might be the brand name VERMONA. Hey Dave Payne, what do you think? George On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 2:08 PM, Dave...
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David Payne
dave@...
May 28, 2012 6:59 pm
Lots of words get started that way, people just start saying them. In fact, just about every word commonly used started that way and if people didn't pick new...
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Andrew Wilson
andy@...
May 28, 2012 7:02 pm
If it's a wood comb chromatic, the comb may be warped. This creates a bump in the slide action. This can be fixed by removing the slide assembly and spring,...
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Music Cal
macaroni9999@...
May 28, 2012 7:26 pm
Andy Thanks but it's a plastic comb....
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John F. Potts
hvyj@...
May 28, 2012 7:39 pm
What Kimo taught Silver applies to many academic disciplines and fields of study: Most subjects of study are governed by a relatively few controlling...
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David Payne
dave@...
May 28, 2012 7:52 pm
The GIs in World War II were word-making machines, they probably came up with as many words as Shakespeare did. Snafu was one of their words. It was an acronym...
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Aongus MacCana
amaccana@...
May 28, 2012 8:03 pm
The sage Winslow's post pointing out the woodwind connection has just made me wonder whether the getting of the second octave on the Irish Tin Whistle by...
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David Payne
dave@...
May 28, 2012 8:10 pm
You took it apart? Push it in and out very slowly. Does it feel rough during the entire slide travel or just part of it? David www.elkriverharmonicas.com Sent...
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Joseph Leone
3n037@...
May 28, 2012 8:19 pm
Not if that octave were always there to get. In the case of saxophones, the notes aren't really there, yet some can 'force' the reed to whip..and that makes it...
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THOMAS FIACCO
mx714@...
May 28, 2012 11:41 pm
It's not so much Parker could not play entire verses in the altissimo range,there simply was no call for it....
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Rick Dempster
rick.dempster@...
12:20 am
That's really nice OT playing, Bart. It's solid and functional with no showing off, the way that music is supposed to be. It's common for fiddle tunes on...
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Joseph Leone
3n037@...
12:35 am
Nothing negative possible. I have to be honest. I am not a fan of Celtic music so if I thought this was stupendous, it must be stupendous. Do you find the...
108038
JON KIP
jonkip@...
12:47 am
hey, if it has screws holding the mpc in place, like the hohner 270 deluxes, then just loosen them up and see if the sliding gets better (as the tone gets...
108039
Robert Hale
robert@...
12:52 am
... I think you'll get the flow soon, with a little steady tinkering. I became acquainted with effects by reading (and building kits from) Craig Anderton's...
108040
eskeene@...
1:12 am
Richard Hunter wrote:"Regarding "airtightedness," I have my doubts. I might like it better if "airtighted" made sense. I'm pretty sure I never heard anyone...
