RE: Moanin' and the CX-10

[Mitchell Weiss <MRWeiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As Mojo Red stated, I play the custom made CX-10 built by Brendan Power.  I
have my own tuning (contact me off list for more info).  This is the only
harp I play.  I mostly play a key of C tuned harp and can play it in all
keys but I will, when the occasion calls for it, use a different key harp so
that I can play in a position that might be better suited (or  more
comfortable/flexible/smoother) for the tune I'm playing.  On Moanin' I used
the C harp and played in the key of F minor(key the tune was written in).  I
think of positions based on the key they represent on the C harp.  So I
don't think of playing in 12th position, I think of playing in "F minor/Ab
major" position.  As Mojo and Martin alluded to, this harp allows me combine
the ballsy blues sound I started out playing(using pretty much the same
richter set up I was used to) with the jazzier harmonic complexity I later
grew into.  I started out playing the Koch about 30 years ago and then
switched to the Slide Harp when I discovered that.  As everyone knows those
harps are not very well made and I always wanted to have a custom instrument
built (talked to Huang and Hohner about it over the years).  When I found
Brendan Power was building almost exactly what I wanted I thought I'd died
and went to Heaven!!  
To hear how "diatonic sounding" I play the CX-10,  check out my tune
"Backyard Boogie"  at
http://www.ampcast.com/mitchweiss  it's a solo harp gut-bucket kind of
thing.

On the tongue blocking subject, I also use the under side of the tongue/tip
of tongue on roof of mouth technique.  If I try to do it the other way ..
Ugh!!!  

Mitch Weiss


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