Re: [Harp-L] re: harp as a toy

["Dave Murray" <dlmurray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

From: "S.Doyle Yoder Sr" <doyle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> The ball is also sold in the toy department and sports stores.  IMHO It
> comes back round to how it is played.  And look at the word to describe 
> what
> we do with the musical instrument.  PLAY,,,, I agree with the post that
> mentioned going to a tool department, it's like being in a toy store for 
> me.
> When I learned how to express what I had inside me, through the harmonica,
> that I started becoming less concerned with how, and what the other
> musicians thought of me.  The day I had the seasoned rhythm guitar player,
> at Oldfield, tell me that I was going to turn into a harmonica some day,
> that I realized that he got a glimpse of how much I did appreciate this
> 'little toy'.

Don't get me wrong, I, like the rest of this forum, see the harmonica as a 
real musical instrument. It is a very challenging one at that, and I'm not 
likely to ever reach the point in playing it that I'd like. My point was 
just about how/why the general population sees it as a toy.

Peace and music,
Dave