Re: Coffee cup

["ChipComcast" <jandkday@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

  I use a thick ,short whiskey glass found in most bars.  Sounds good on
West Helena Woman on Kim Wilson's MY BLUES CD.

 The biggest challenge is trying to use a cup/glass acoustically via a PA
mic.  The mic has to be pretty hot to pick up the 'mute tones.'

James Day
www.fishfryswingers.com



- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Missin" <pat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: Coffee cup


>
> Scorcher wrote:
>
> > 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!
>
> Coincidentally, I've just been working on a page for my web site on
> this very topic. I was shown it by Kim Wilson, who I believe learned
> it from Walter Horton. One well-known example of it is Walter's
> back-up playing on Wild Child Butler's album "Open Up Baby".
>
> My favorite cup is a Sapporo beer can, which has a nice open top and
> is shaped like a half-pint glass.
>
>  -- Pat.
>
>
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