RE: Coffee cup

["Chris Michalek" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I use a 20oz coffee mug. It sounds the best. I don't know where to
find one and I had to resort to begging my local coffee shop in MN. 
I have yet to find the same cup anywhere in phoenix - coffeshop or
not.

I have sound file with me playing into the cup if anybody is
interested I will email it to you.


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>---- Original Message ----
>From: scorcher@xxxxxxx
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: Coffee cup
>Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 22:52:23 -0800
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>>Hey, y'all,
>>I was taking a lesson the other day and my teacher showed me the
>"Coffee Cup
>>Mute" thing.
>>WOW, what a cool effect!
>>
>>He explained that the size/shape/proportion seems to be pretty
>specific to
>>the harmonica one is playing - for instance, he was playing a CX-12
>in
>>C-Tenor, and the cup he was using only REALLY "worked" on about
>holes 2-8,
>>but not in the top octave (at least not as profoundly). When he hit
>the
>>"sweet spot" where the effect was strongest, it was MUCH more
>dramatic than
>>any hand resonance I've heard.
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>>Do any of you have any experience with this effect? (I've already
>gone
>>through every cup in my cupboard trying to find one that works!) So,
>does
>>anyone have a favorite cup?  ;-) Or,at least a favorite harmonica to
>use
>>with a cup?
>>-Scorcher
>>
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