Re: Suzuki Harps

[Mike Curtis <wd6ehr@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> 
> Me...
> 
> > Every time I learn to control the bend on the top four draw
> > holes, I forget how!!
> 
> Mike Curtis...
> 
> >A little more practice and you'll be controlling those nice high draw 
> 
> >bends without even thinking about it.  Keep up the good work!
> 
> Thanks for the encouragement, but I think you missed the point of
> my post. It's was a joke about aluminum harps inducing Alzheimers.

I guess that'll teach me to take harp players seriously :-)

> But now that you mention it, I have learned to control the top draw
> bends quite a bit. I get a real fine top end jam going on bending
> in both directions. This harp is so cool. I'm gonna valve all my Lees.

Yes - aren't they great!

I suppose if you're trying to copy someone else who plays a "stock" harp, 
they don't matter.  But if you 1. do original licks, or 2. want to steal 
licks from other instruments, they're sure helpful!  I've surprised more 
than a few guitarists with harmonies and "answer" licks they didn't think 
were possible on diatonic - even if it has a very metallic look :-)

Is there a fairly standard ASCII TAB for harp?  What's the most popular?  
I'd like to tab out a few things and post them here some time.  If 
someone can post a copy of the most popular ASCII tab, I'll see what I 
can do.


 -- mike