Re: [Harp-L] Changing the Way You Hold the Harp (long)

["John Kerkhoven" <solo_danswer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I also have appreciated this thread.

I tried figuring out PT's grip. Felt very uncomfortable at first, but did
not take long to approximate. And then it was a matter of just trying a few
different things, trying to find the sweetest trade-off between comfort and
sound. Not all wah-wahs are the same, for sure.

If you look at the PT photos (see link below in quoted post), you'll note
that he cups his left hand around his right. I find it more comfortable to
cup the right around the left, but that's partly (mostly?) because I'm used
to the "standard" grip (harp locked between thumb and index of left hand,
right hand opening and closing the cup).

More experimenting to do. Love accoustic harp.

John
Montreal


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Sterett" <jsterett@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>; "MLeFree" <mlefree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 8:54 AM
Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Changing the Way You Hold the Harp (long)


> whoa... what a post Michelle.  And nice thread to start Rick.  I never
> gave much thought to how I've always held the harp, which happens to be
> the left thumb/index finger slot style, but man I've got some work to
> do.  I was looking for the photo of Phil Wiggins at
> http://launch.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/harp-l-archives/photos but
> I'm not finding it.  Am I in the right spot?  and to add a little
> illustration to what Michelle was saying, on the front of PT Gazell's
> Pace Yourself record there's a pretty good shot of PT and his grip
> http://www.ptgazell.com/CDs.html#Pace%20Yourself
>
> JIm.
>
>