Re: [Harp-L] harmonica tab site

["Planet Harmonica" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think i'd be a good resource and I'd be happy to contribute some tabs. 

Ben FELTEN
http://harmonica.typepad.com
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Nick Kirkes 
  To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 6:54 PM
  Subject: [Harp-L] harmonica tab site


  L'ers,
   
  I've been looking around for websites similar to the guitar tab websites
  (OLGA.net, etc.) that essentially allow visitors to submit and/or edit
  tablature categorized by Genre, Artist and Song.  I know there are a bunch
  of tab sites for the harp out there, but they seem limited to either 1st
  position stuff or the tabs they host aren't all that diverse (let alone
  accurate).  I certainly mean no offense to anyone hosting any of these
  sites, but as an active user of sites like OLGA.net, I'm used to the copious
  amount of information available and the exponential increase in tabs
  available due to the public, collaborative systems the guitar sites use.

  That said, and as a programmer, I'm inclined to go ahead and build a system
  similar to OLGA.net that would allow users to submit and edit tablature for
  the harmonica.  The primary categorization is pretty simple; Genre, Artist,
  Song.  I'd also include a couple other identifying pieces of information
  such as Position (or mode) and related styles (for enhanced searching).  Of
  course this doesn't have to be limited to this list, but in the brief
  planning I've done, these are the data pieces I've defined.  There could
  also be a definition for tabs that are more geared to lessons, such as
  scales, warm-up exercises, etc.  These wouldn't have to be categorized the
  same way since they'd probably be searched for differently. 
   
  The reason I'm writing to tell you all this is that I don't want to spend a
  lot of time on something no one will use.  If anyone thinks this would be a
  good resource, I'd sure appreciate hearing so.  Likewise, if it would be a
  wasted effort, I'd like to hear that too.  Of course this would be a free
  system for everyone to use.
   
  If anyone is interested in hearing more or having some direct input on the
  project (should I choose to move forward), feel free to email me directly.
   
  Nick
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