[Harp-L] Gary Primich the Tone Monster



I was lucky enough to see Gary perform about 5 or 6 times in the last few years of his life. I fixed some of his chromatics and built 2 customs for him. I wish there was a way to get at least one of them back.

He just dripped with tone on stage. The studio recordings could never capture his live sound. I've admired many pro players over the 40 years since I've picked up the harp but Gary's use of hand techniques
was amazing. He wasn't the fastest or the flashiest player but he, like Steve Guyger, knows how to play a little and say a lot just by the way he colored the tone with his hands.


I too wish that there were more live recordings of him out there. I sat as close to him as possible when he performed locally so I could study his hand techniques.

I forgot a lot of the conversations we had. Some I don't want to discuss here. I really admired that he was into finding homes for rescued dogs. He also owned a few which were on at least one of his cd liners.

I can't wait to get my hands on the new cd.


Take Care Mike www.harmonicarepair.com







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