Re: [Harp-L] Another XB-40 FS

["Rick Dempster" <rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Winslow's 'Windermere' is a perfect example of what the XB offers without any further technique than what is needed to play a standard diatonic. 
Those draw bends in the upper register sound wonderful. I haven't spent a lot of time studying the XB, though I've noted the number of places the same note can be played with either a draw or blow; surely a great asset. All you have to do is play it like a standard diatonic (watch for those extra deep bends that can take you past the usual 'floor level' on your 20 reeder though) and have a crack at bending notes you couldn't bend before: blow bending in the lower registers and draw bending in the top. Hard to go wrong really.
RD
PS Great work on all those tunes, Winslow!

>>> Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 11/12/2007 14:17 >>>
"steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx" wrote:
<I have not liked my XB-40 in the key of C at all. I tried to like it, 
<because it is a harmonica, but it doesn't work for me. I wonder how 
<many of  us bought these and are actually using them?

I bought an XB-40 in G and I haven't used it at all since not long after 
I bought it and tried it a few times.  James Conway told me that he 
played one a lot in his performance at 2007 SPAH, and he sounded great 
that night.  Winslow Yerxa released a piece called "windemere" to this 
list that was played on an XB-40, and that also sounded very good.

So maybe I won't part with mine, even if I'm not playing it now.

Regards, Richard Hunter
hunterharp.com
harmonica blog at http://myspace.com/richardhunterharp 
Latest mp3s always at http://broadjam.com/rhunter 



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