... reason). ... Bob sez: I also like the Bb harp. I think someone defined what it was once about the Bb that makes it distinct, as THE harp that best...
Bob Laughlin
rlaughlin@...
May 1, 2007 7:33 am
52061
I bring my harps to work with me, and play them frequently, as I go about my job. (Nice job, eh?). I entertain, have fun, blow people away, get thumbs up,...
Bob Laughlin
rlaughlin@...
May 1, 2007 8:03 am
52062
Hi all, I too years ago would take out my harp and play almost anywhere anytime. People would dig it most of the time. Now I flash my harp very seldomly, and ...
Cljdm@...
May 1, 2007 11:39 am
52063
Sounds like you're falling into the "I don't play anything for free" category! :o) John Balding Tallahassee, FL ... From: harp-l-bounces@......
John Balding
John.Balding@...
May 1, 2007 12:18 pm
52064
The Hohner Orchester (Moll) are harmonic minor tuned diatonics (as opposed to natural minor tuning). I bought a few of these way back before the Lee Oskar ...
Ken Hildebrand
airmojoken@...
May 1, 2007 12:43 pm
52065
Chris Mastakas wrote: "I just can't put my finger on to as why I hesitate to pull my harp out. I am a much better player than I was years ago, and have many...
Bob Laughlin
rlaughlin@...
May 1, 2007 12:43 pm
52066
I used to have a few of these back in the 70s. I loved the sound of the harmonic minor and the way the combs were covered with metal over wood. I wish they...
Walter Joyce
wtjoyce45@...
May 1, 2007 12:49 pm
52067
I still have a whole set of these...I recorded Greensleeves from "Pace Yourself" with an A and D keyed harmonicas. They were pretty leaky as I remember. But...
PT Gazell
ptgazell@...
May 1, 2007 12:55 pm
52068
Intrigued by the various possibilities of spiral tunings i.e. D Dorian blow : d f a c e g b d f a draw : e g b d f a c e g b D Mixolydian...
mox
mox.g@...
May 1, 2007 12:59 pm
52069
If I had to have just one harp on a desert island, it would have to be a Seydel 1847 (stainless steel reeds), probably in the key of Bb, but I would not turn...
Ken Hildebrand
airmojoken@...
May 1, 2007 1:03 pm
52070
You don't happen to know my ex-wife do you? PT wrote: "I still have a whole set of these...." _________________________________________________________________...
Walter Joyce
wtjoyce45@...
May 1, 2007 1:20 pm
52071
... Which poses the question, again, disregarding the brand,, ,,why a Bb as your first choice? _______________________________________________ Harp-L is...
Bob Laughlin
rlaughlin@...
May 1, 2007 1:34 pm
52072
... It's my first choice too...probably because all the great Little Walter tunes used a Bb harp so that sound is in my head. Also, it's not too low, not too...
Tom Muck
tmuck@...
May 1, 2007 2:06 pm
52073
... ... I am however trying to help everybody be a better musician as an aside to being a harmonica player. Whether or not you like the messenger, the message...
Michael Peloquin
peloquinharp@...
May 1, 2007 3:35 pm
52074
... This presumes a lot. First about a particular reader but even more so about the world. I don't quite get the tough love approach to music. I guess if...
fjm
mktspot@...
May 1, 2007 3:51 pm
52075
In a message dated 5/1/2007 8:06:38 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, bob writes: When I'm in the elevator at City Hall, going to the credit union where my ...
Captron100@...
May 1, 2007 4:39 pm
52076
In a message dated 5/1/2007 8:06:38 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, bob writes, ... cross harp). Hmm, i missed that thread. In a nutshell, what was the...
Captron100@...
May 1, 2007 4:41 pm
52077
Bob said: <<If I had to have just one harp,,on a desert island,,hmm,,which one,,,? My ILUS Rennaisance Chromatic... Now made by Seydel in Germany. John...
MundHarp@...
May 1, 2007 4:51 pm
52078
I think it was harp tech/harp meister Nicolas "Froggy" Fouquet who told me the Hohner Bb, and lower, used longer reeds and thus had greater sustain, or...
David Fertig
drfertig@...
May 1, 2007 4:53 pm
52079
Bob said: <<But I still wonder,,what IS it about Bb? Is there something naturally resonant about that key's physical characteristics?>> Answer yes... Or...
MundHarp@...
May 1, 2007 4:56 pm
52080
... Well,,to put it in context,,I was the guy back in the sixties, who, having been introduced to the idea of "living without clothing", at a summer house some...
Bob Laughlin
rlaughlin@...
May 1, 2007 5:05 pm
52081
Hi All, From: <MundHarp@...> Subject: [Harp-L] Desert Island harmonica. ... I concur, if I was stuck on a desert island I would do just fine with my Renny...
Michael Polesky
m.polesky@...
May 1, 2007 5:10 pm
52082
... The reeds and slots of a C harp are long slot, the same length as those of a Bb. Short slots start with the Db and up. -tim ...
Tim Moyer
wmharps@...
May 1, 2007 5:13 pm
52083
... have a ... Bob then responds: I think, as I recall, that the issues with an F harp seemed to have been with responsiveness, but I assume that to be a...
Bob Laughlin
rlaughlin@...
May 1, 2007 5:13 pm
52084
John writes: "Again yes. A tune will sound VERY different depending on the key it is played in. I know that sounds obvious. But the great classical composers...
Bob Laughlin
rlaughlin@...
May 1, 2007 5:19 pm
52085
All Seydel harps have "long" reeds(long slots) up to C....C# and higher keys have short slots... except for our new Seydel 1847 in D !!! Ben Bouman ...
ben bouman
fitgo@...
May 1, 2007 5:20 pm
52086
Hi everyone... just a couple of things... one is that this past Thursday night, I had the incredible good fortune to take part in "Mississippi -- Birthplace of...
Scott Albert Johnson
scojo@...
May 1, 2007 5:20 pm
52087
... Bu,,but I didn't know Ginger and Maryanne could "fix reeds",,hmmm,,, (sings) "Hey little school-girl,,,hey little school-girl,,," ...
Bob Laughlin
rlaughlin@...
May 1, 2007 5:45 pm
52088
Add me to the list of guys who don't listen to much harp. I haven't "studied" a harp song in a long while. I think the last one was actually Michalek's ...
Mike Fugazzi
mfugazzi67@...
May 1, 2007 5:58 pm
52089
... night, and I am very grateful to have been part of this wonderful show. You can read more about the evening in this press release. ... or CDBaby. Thanks...
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