Re: [Harp-L] Upper register

["Bob Laughlin" <rlaughlin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> and he played just three notes. They were some of the most amazing
> three notes I ever heard, and they were all in the upper register.
> After that he backed off the mic so far you couldn't even hear him
> because it was set up wrong.

Those "amazing three notes",,,harmonic feedback. That's why he "backed off
the mic".


Kidding.

BL

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Ross" <robertaross@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 2:37 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Upper register


> I'be been playing on and off for 35 years (more off than on sometimes
> I admit), and until this year never used the upper register. It's
> different, hard to get used to and hard to fit into what I am used to
> playing. Basically, looking back, I just didn't know how to do it.
> Then I met personally one of the harp greats, Billy Burns. When I met
> him he was asked to sit in for a song with a local group. He went up
> to the vocal mic, which was set far too hot for him to actually use,
> and he played just three notes. They were some of the most amazing
> three notes I ever heard, and they were all in the upper register.
> After that he backed off the mic so far you couldn't even hear him
> because it was set up wrong. Afterwards I introduced myself and we
> have since become great friends. I repaired a couple of his mics (got
> to see what Rod Piazza actually does close up) and in exchange he
> gave me a couple of rare tips (he doesn't talk much and isn't
> interested in teaching). I love the few rare gems he shares my way
> once in a great while - and take them very seriously. So he shared
> with me how to start using that upper register. o now I am...not as
> much as perhaps I could but I am still not totally confident up there
> - but am getting there. It's HOT! Used [properly, it's like adding a
> special spice, like a hot pepper or something, to a recipe - too much
> is no good but none at all starts tasting a little bland. So the
> truth is all this time I made excuses for not using the upper
> register it was just that I didn't know how. Once you start getting
> the hang of it, I suspect you'll find yourself using it more and more
> (just not too much).
>
> - Robert
>
>
>
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