Blues harmonica giant Little Walter Jacobs was born on this day in 1930. Jacobs is probably the most influential of the Chicago Blues harmonica players, being...
Tony's spirit of optimism will live on in anyone who was touched by him -- either in person, or here on-list. --Ken M. ... ===== "When you speak of Walter...
Hi guys, Let me ask you for an advice. Is it possible to get hering reedplates for a 16-hole chromatic in order to install them on a 16-hole Bandmaster without...
When I first learned to play the harp Ilearned tounge blocking, I did this for many years and then picked up a book on the "Blues" and it said to lip block....
What the heck, I spent the first 10 years of my playing funneling my single notes town a curled tongue. This worked great to isolate one note, but kept the...
Blake Taylor
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May 1, 2003 6:52 pm
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Hey Jim, the truth of the matter is that toe-blocking just leaves a bad taste in your mouth. but really: both methods are good methods, and each has its ...
... Hey, Blake- The curled tongue embouchure is often called the "U-block". It is/was used by at least three harmonica virtuosos that I know of--my teacher,...
. . . . ... long bomb, but wait ! The reciever can't seem to make up his mind as to how to catch it. Should he grab it with just his hands or tuck it in using...
Hi Michelle, ... <<snip>> I have read some things by Norton where he talks about U-blocking being his main technique, but I'm pretty sure that George Smith was...
May the best harp win! Www.BluesHarp.org is hosting its 4th Online Blues Jam. The Jasper Mills Band, has been providing the jam with some of its most popular...
well myself, i began and used for years, just puckering on the harp. a few years ago i began using tongue blocking to get chords and hence a fuller sound. i...
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May 2, 2003 7:53 am
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Country / Blues harmonica player Ted Roddy was born on this day in 1952. roddy began playing the harmonica as a teenager and has been a very part of the...
... Hey, Ken! I was basing my assessment of George's embouchure on conversations I've had with my teacher, Harry Harpoon (aka Harry Yates), who was, along with...
Hey, Mojo Red and any other Colorado harp players - I thought I'd let you know about two blues harp happenings on the Western Slope that you might consider...
Just a further thought on the tonal qualities of these techniques - I'm no George Smith or Rod Piazza, by a long shot, but if anyone's interested I have...
Blake Taylor
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May 2, 2003 4:00 pm
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Hey Michelle, I've never played using U-Block, and i don't know anyone who does (in person, i mean). i am curious, however, to hear about the advantages of UB,...
Hering sells replacement reedplates mounted on a comb for both 12 and 16-hole models. The idea is that you take the mouthpiece/slide assembly and the covers...
... - ... Although I am not in the same category as many who respond on this list I thought I would throw my 2 cents worth in. I use tb almost entirely, as I...
Hello All! I am trying to learn the beginning harmonica part to the Steve Miller song 'Living In the USA'. The song is mostly in the key of A. I have tried...
hm- i never tried that one- but it could be 3 things i can think of. 1) your D is a bit flat, or the tape-if the song is on tape- is a little sharp or flat. 2)...
... Hi, y'all- As I've mentioned in other posts, I've been playing 5 years now. Most of my efforts towards learning to play have been with the pucker. I find...
Tortazilla - I've got a midi of that song in "A" with the harp section broken our separately at 170 BPM (a lip burner). Get me your fax number ( to...
Mark Purintun
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May 3, 2003 12:12 pm
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I have no events to report for today. Because of computer problems, my review of Ryan Hartt's latest CD did not get out to most of the Daily Almanac's usual...
Is there anyone out there who can give me some Tab\Key information for Jonathan Edwards' Shanty Thanks in advance!! P.J. [Non-text portions of this message...
I'll send the tab off-list Lonesome Dave ... From: Paul Jarry [mailto:direwolf71@...] Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 10:11 AM To: harptalk@yahoogroups.com...
yep, met Tony at The Summit .......one hell of an impressive, tasty, hugely talented, experienced jazz pianist. never heard him play harp. very very...
Lonesome Dave, If it isn't too much of an inconvience, I sure would like to see the tab on that also. I have pretty much gotten the song down with single...
