Re: [Harp-L] Playing chromatically on richter harps article on planet harmonica

[Mojo Red <harplicks@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- "Laurent (Planet Harmonica)"
<laurent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> A first version of an article about playing
> chromatically on richter harps is now ready. 
<<snip>>
> Please feel free to give me your feedback, be it
> positive or negative.
> 
>  Laurent

Hi Laurent,

First of all, thanks a ~lot~ for putting that stuff
up. Obviously a lot of thought and hard work went
into it. Very impressive. 

It was really great to see comparisons of the
various diatonic harps set up for OB and the XB-40,
Power Richter CX-10, the Bahson harp etc. The sound
clips were extremely helpful to make tonal
comparisons for the scales and licks you selected. 

Also helpful was the information from various
contributors as to how to they set up a harp for
OB. Some great tips there.

All this was great stuff. My only comment, as a
novice overbender myself, is that it would have
been great to see some tab of useable blues scales
and/or licks that use OBs. And perhaps some
information as to the ~application~ of chromaticity
in the blues situation.

I'm bumbling along as best I can, making slow
progress as I get better at hitting the OBs/ODs and
learn to play familiar low-end licks in the middle
register, using OBs to transition to the upper
register, and I'm even accidentally stumbling upon
nice sounding "new" licks that encorporate OBs. 

But I'd love some practical guidance from those in
the know as to different ~approaches~ to exploiting
chromaticity with the use of overbent notes and/or
the newly available notes on the XB-40. 

Would love more guidance as I step through this
strange and wonderful doorway of using overbends in
the blues context. 

My 2 cents anyhoo.

Harpin' in Colorado,
--Ken M.

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"When you speak of Walter Horton, the first thing you think of is his tone, that big, fat tone."
---Li'l Ronnie Owens


		
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