Re: Coffee cup

[Pierre <slavio@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Howarl Levy used a cup on one of the hippo tune of the Bela Fleck Flight of
the Cosmic Hippo CD. Great CD by the way.

Pierre


- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scorcher" <scorcher@xxxxxxx>
To: "! [harp-l]" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 1:52 AM
Subject: Coffee cup


>
> 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.
>
> 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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