Re: Subject: Re: [Harp-L] XB-40 recordings

[Joe Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I will bring a C XB-40 to spah. You can try it out and see what you think.... :)  (It's new)
smo-joe

On Jul 4, 2011, at 1:30 AM, EGS1217@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Hmm, yes. The F's sound more plausible, thx. I'm a big fan of Marv's.  He's 
> one of my favourite people and become one of my 'must spend time with'  
> musicians at SPAH/GSHC/Buckeye/Williamsburgh.
> 
> Elizabeth
> 
> "I seem to remember Marv telling me that his XB-40s are in F and F#.   He 
> plays them cross-harp with many hall musicians who play their chromatics in  
> C.  I think that his guitar is a Baby Taylor.
> 
> What a musician he is!  He has an encyclopedic knowledge of the chords that 
> accompany almost any song  that you can play.  He plays the fast part of  
> Wm Tell  Overture.
> 
> Ver
> 
> 
> On Jul 3, 2011, at 7:13 PM, EGS1217@xxxxxxx  wrote:
> 
>> 
>> To Winslow - how about Marv Munroe who plays two (in  a specially  rigged 
>> rack) routinely, while he accompanies  primarily chromatic players on his 
> 
>> guitar at every convention?  I'm assuming C, C# but that might not be the 
> case at 
>> all? I might have  once asked him what keys he plays but don't now  
>> remember.
>> 
>> Elizabeth
> 
>