Re: [Harp-L] Richard Sleigh harmonicas, tools and harmonica technology instru...

["Trip Henderson" <trip.tunes@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Randy,
Though it seems counter intuitive that fiddle tunes would fatigue reeds
faster than styles where we bend allot like blues, it actually makes sense.
In styles that are ensemble based where you typically do not solo - old
time, celtic, cajun , as opposed to styles that are soloist oriented like
jazz, bluegrass, blues and rock - the harp carries the melody, and you are
playing all the time. I often play square dances where a typical dance tune
runs 8-12 minutes - that's 8-12 minutes of non stop high velocity music
making. Hard work for a harp!!!

Thanks,
Trip


On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 10:55 AM, <BiscuitBoy714@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>          Trip, hows come playing fiddle tunes are hard on your harps??
> I've played country on and off most of my life and most of it with really
> good, no Killer fiddle players. I find that I'm in the tonal range and often
> as not playing harmony with this one player that I'm thinking of. We had to
> go out of our way to keep from playing the same notes a lot of the time.
> That being said, it didn't make playing any harder on my harps. Can you
> explain a little of what you mean by that?
>
>             Randy
>        BiscuitBoy Blues
>
>  In a message dated 12/27/2008 10:40:19 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> trip.tunes@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> Sounds excessive I know, but playing fiddle tunes is really hard
> on your instrument and they'll go out of tune much faster than if I'm
> playing blues
>
>
>
>
>
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