Re: [Harp-L] cornball harp, but what kind of harp or harp device?

[Bobbie Giordano <bogio@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ah, Winslow, you beat me to it!

At 06:12 PM 3/12/2007, Winslow Yerxa wrote:
> It appears that the actor on the viewer's right has removed the handle
> from the wooden base of a push-broom and is "playing" the shoulder of
> the wood, with the bristles projecting forward.

Absolutely!!

> Not sure what the guy on the left is "playing".

Look closer at the video, especially the second one you linked to, and 
see the actual handle part of a handheld brush broom.  Both of the side 
players are pretending to play bass or chord harmonicas on brooms!

I love the flip up action for emphasis on certain notes! ;-)

All this brings us to the question:  Is Dorus actually imitating play on 
a harmonica or really holding a harmonica?  I don't think so, but I'm 
still trying to figure out exactly WHAT it is, I must say!!  Funny skit!

Thanks y'all for the links.  Any idea how old they are??

"Scrubbing Bubbles" Bobbie


> --- John Kerkhoven <solo_danswer@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > An old, cornball harp-comedy clip where the actors are certainly not
> > playing the music.
> >
> > But what are the two guys on the outside playing (or pretending to
> > play)? Are these harmonicas with some sort of attachment to project 
> the sound?