Re: [Harp-L] re: Tea...

[Slim Heilpern <slim@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Some good points jazmaan. I still don't hear it the way you do, but 
nothing wrong with that.

Just wanted to point out that in the snippet below, you chopped off my 
sentence, and thereby lost the meaning. What I said was related only to 
interval jumps, not other musical aspects. We do agree on this point. 
And yes, it is relatively easy on guitar. And, actually, if you listen 
to some Gary Burton recordings, he has been known to actually bend notes 
on the vibes, although I have no idea how he does it ;-). My original quote:

> I agree (and who wouldn't?)  that the harmonica is not as versatile as 
> piano, sax, guitar, etc.. when it comes to interval jumps, although 
> corner switching can certainly help.

- Slim.

Jonathan Ross wrote:

> jazmaan wrote:
>
> "I agree (and who wouldn't?) that the harmonica is not as versatile  
> as piano, sax, guitar, etc"
>
> I wouldn't.  The harmonica can be every bit as versatile as any  
> instrument, but it depends on what you ask it to do.  There are  
> things a harmonica can do that any of those can't and vice-versa.  I  
> didn't bring this up as an example of versatility, but rather an  
> example of what are the challenges unique to the harmonica for a  
> specific song, which just happens to be easy on most other  
> instruments (though I can't say about guitar offhand).  I wouldn't  
> expect a xylophone to bend notes, but that doesn't mean it's not a  
> versatile instrument.