Re: Mic Cup

[Andrew Wimhurst <awimhurst@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The folks on the list have offered some good advice already. My 2 cents 
worth would be to keep a chamber between the harp and the grill - you 
don't need the harp bashing up against the mic. AND, you don't need to 
have a tight seal the whole time you play. Try varying between a good 
seal, a slightly open seal and holding the harp and mic with one hand 
and using no seal. It gets boring very fast hearing a one-dimensional 
ballsy tone all night long. Playing with the seal creates tonal 
dynamics. Use your other hand for wah effects, too.
cheers
Andrew

On Saturday, June 28, 2003, at 06:21 PM, 
harp-l-archives@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Message: 2
>    Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 23:05:11 EDT
>    From: Lorenth@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Mic cup
>
> Right, i have no clue if this post is going to get through, but what 
> the
> hell....
> Ok, I'm just starting to get my playing amplified, and I've been 
> playing
> through a green bullet for a few months now. my question is, how tight 
> should I be
> able to get my hands cupped around it? there's definately a gap, 
> around the
> heels of my hands. I mean, I can definately hold water in my cup, 
> without the
> mic, and it bugs the hell out of me that I can't get it really 
> tightened down.
> am self-teaching [very slowly] so don't have anyone to compare to. am 
> i just a
> victim of small hands syndrome? any help you can send me.....
> Luke