Re: [Harp-L] Vernacular of Harmonica

["Harmonicology [Neil Ashby]" <harmonicology@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The reference to "Double-crossed, Slant Harp or Draw Harp" for the third position is found in the published by Mel Bay "C Harmonica Book" (author James Major).

/Neil (" http://thebuskingproject.com/busker/2025 ")

On â6â/â21â/â2014 at 1:41 PM, "Michael Rubin" <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>Neil,
>On a C harp:
>The Mixolydian mode can start on any note.  The G Miolydian scale 
>can start
>on any G.  The cross harp root is any G.  The dorian mode can 
>start on any
>note.  The D Dorian mode can start on any D and third position's 
>root is
>any D.  I have never heard the term draw harp to represent third 
>position.
>People tried to make slant harp it's nickname, but it went by the 
>wayside.
>Michael Rubin
>michaelrubinharmonica.com
>
>
>On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 12:31 PM, Harmonicology [Neil Ashby] <
>harmonicology@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I have obtained the following from the site of Seydel:
>>
>> "Your basic starting and/or ending place (point of resolution) 
>would be
>> hole 4 draw."
>>
>> The phrase "point of resolution" is the correct terminology 
>(although the
>> earlier responses were also useful).
>>
>> /Neil (" http://thebuskingproject.com/busker/2025 ")
>>
>>