Re: [Harp-L] One more glass thing Types of glasses

["ben bouman" <fitgo@xxxxxxxxxx>]

hi jason


did you really stop smoking:-))

can you contact me off-list for some tools I have for you???

Ben Bouman
www.seydel1847.de
www.marbletones.com
www.marble-amps.com
www.harmonicainstituut.nl
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave R. Fertig" <drfertig@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 9:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] One more glass thing Types of glasses


> Jason, you got a wondrous trombone-like sound using a cupped-glass at 
> Saint Aignan at the Friday night warm-up you and New Blood played at the 
> bar (Cafe du Commerce?)  The very tight seal you made with your hands and 
> your control of the muting effect was really remarkable.   I've used cups 
> (soda-cups and cans and whiskey glasses and coffee-cups and sugar bowls, 
> etc.) since 1970, but more as a resonator than as a mute.  I will try your 
> technique combining those two aspects, but you seem to have mastered it.
>
> -Dave Fertig
>
> ps: As for volume, yeah, you're rightfully loud and proud, but you ain't 
> inflicting pain with your loudness, nor did I see you or your band need to 
> wear earplugs.
>
> pps: Congratulations on quitting smoking!?
>
>
> At 08:07 AM 6/13/2006, you wrote:
> > From: Jason Ricci <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [Harp-L] One more glass thing Types of glasses
> > Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 04:46:29 -0500
> > I'm so searching for the right tin cup...and I'm always bringing harps 
> > into
> > pawn shops and stealing glasses from bars etc...I'm never satisfied with 
> > any
> > of them for very long..certain glasses seem to work better for certain 
> > keys.
> > I like the cheap,thin aluminum coment stated earlier I sort of look for 
> > that
> > in glass as well....I want a deep resonator and opening on the top that's
> > not to thin or too wide etc....I generally ask the bar for a whiskey 
> > glass.
> > J
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