Re: [Harp-L] hold diatonic right or left hand???

[Michael Cohen <mmcohen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Wait a second. If I hold the diatonic in my right hand, are you saying I
should drive with my left hand. That certainly alters my risk : benefit
analysis considerably. Jus' sayin'

mmcohen


On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 9:03 AM, The Iceman <icemanle@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm with Buck on this one.
>
>
> Do what feels natural for you. After all, you are a beginner and should
> work with your natural tendencies rather than fight them.
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> I play mostly with harmonica held in right hand, cupping with the left.
>
>
> Later on, when I concentrated on amplified harmonica playing, I learned
> how to hold the harmonica in my left hand while cupping with the right in
> order to get a solid seal against my cheek for bigger tone. However, it
> still feels unnatural to me, although I do this when needed for the desired
> results.
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>
> Rick Estrin has evolved using this "both way" technique quite nicely.
>
>
> However, get thee to a good one on one harmonica teacher who will finesse
> you along and keep you from developing bad harmonica habits.
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Buck Worley <boogalloo@xxxxxxx>
> To: madcat <madcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; jrumbaug <jrumbaug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thu, Mar 15, 2012 12:38 am
> Subject: RE: [Harp-L] hold diatonic right or left hand???
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>
> sorry. i disagree. you have oversimplified itBW
>
> > Subject: Re: [Harp-L] hold diatonic right or left hand???
> > From: madcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:55:31 -0400
> > To: jrumbaug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > CC: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > If you are playing the harp with the low notes on the left and high
> notes on
> the right I HIGHLY recommend holding the harp in your left hand and using
> the
> right hand for cupping.
> >
> > If you want to play the harp with the low notes on the right and the high
> notes on the left (upside down), then hold the harp in your right hand and
> cup
> with your left.
> >
> > Cupping the low end sounds better than cupping the high end.
> >
> > Peter Madcat Ruth
> > Musician - Grammy Award Winner
> > madcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > www.madcatmusic.net
> > www.youtube.com/user/petermadcatruth
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mar 14, 2012, at 8:42 PM, Jim Rumbaugh wrote:
> >
> > > simple answer
> > >
> > > use your left
> > >
> > > more complex answer
> > > (FOR DIATONIC)
> > > If you wanna play blues, or do some chugging sounds, the majority of
> your
> notes are in the low end of the harp, holes 1 through 6. It's easier to
> put your
> hands around those holes if your left hand holds the harp.
> > >
> > > Jim Rumbaugh
> >
> > >> Hello Folks,
> > >>
> > >> It doesn't get more basic than this. Before I read any book, viewed
> any
> > >> free lessons, I picked up my diatonic to try it out. I, more or less
> > >> naturally for me, put it in my right hand and cupped with left.
> > >>
> > >> So  does the left/right hand matter? and why?
> > >>
> > >> Al
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