Re: [Harp-L] fame

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Well, a regular G-harp's lowest note is a 4th below Middle C. The low G that Seydel makes is an octave and a 4th below that. I don't know of anyone making a Richter diatonic in double-low G.

The notes in the first three holes of the Seydel low G appear to be out of range for bending (but I've been proved wrong in that estimation about other low-pitched harps before). They are actually lower than some male humans are able to sing (G at the bottom of the bass staff). Bending those notes is not a matter of lung power but vocal tract size. Perhaps if you could play through a turkey baster to lengthen your vocal tract you might be able to bend those notes. (Seems to me I've seen a picture of an elephant playing harmonica with its trunk before; perhaps that's the more germane part of the anatomy.)

Winslow

----- Original Message ----
From: Emile D'Amico <edamico@xxxxxxx>
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 5:07:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] fame


Yeah 
your 
right. 
It 
hasn't 
been 
since 
Larry 
Adler's 
hayday 
that 
there 
hasn't 
been 
a 
Super 
Star 
for 
the 
harmonica.
Richard 
Hayman 
achieved 
some 
stardom 
with 
Ruby. 
I 
don't 
think 
he 
wanted 
that 
life 
and 
became 
a 
big 
time 
arranger.
The 
Harmonica 
Rascals 
had 
some 
stardom 
as 
well 
as 
the 
harmonicats. 
Hell 
Philadelphia 
was 
harmonica 
heaven 
at 
one
time.

I'm 
not 
sure 
if 
this 
is 
still 
true 
but 
sometimes 
you 
need  
that 
one 
tune 
that 
catches 
fire.
Imagine 
if 
that 
was 
you 
playing 
on 
the 
theme 
to 
titanic 
instead 
of 
recorder. 
Myself 
I'm 
making 
a 
small 
music 
video 
to 
help 
pull 
the 
group 
I'm 
with 
up 
a 
notch.
If 
I 
can 
think 
of 
something 
that 
would 
help 
you 
I'll 
pass 
it 
along.



Diggs


>>> 
"groovy 
gypsy" 
<groovygypsy@xxxxxxxxx> 
02/10/08 
21:10 
PM 
>>>
I 
was 
recently 
flipping 
channels 
and 
came 
across 
a 
concert 
with 
Chris 
Botti.
My 
wife 
says 
"you 
could 
be 
doing 
that 
and 
your 
music 
is 
much 
more
captivating" 
She's 
right.
Some 
people 
want 
aspire 
to 
be 
a 
great 
musician 
or 
to 
play 
with 
a 
famous
musician. 
I've 
already 
accomplished 
that. 
What 
I 
haven't 
accomplished 
is
touring 
the 
world 
and 
having 
thousands 
of 
people 
come 
to 
hear 
my 
music 
and
millions 
of 
people 
buy 
my 
CDs.

Hate 
him 
all 
you 
want 
but 
nearly 
everyone 
of 
you 
has 
heard 
of 
Kenny 
G. 
Who
in 
the 
harmonica 
world 
has 
that 
amount 
of 
recognition? 
Kenny 
has 
defied 
the
musical 
barriers 
and 
has 
litterally 
become 
a 
household 
name. 
The 
world 
of
harmonica 
doesn't 
have 
a 
"superstar" 
why? 
Some 
will 
say 
that 
perhaps 
Stevie
Wonder 
could 
be 
classified 
as 
such 
but 
he's 
not 
a 
pure 
harmonica 
player,
he's 
a 
musician 
that 
applies 
his 
genius 
to 
the 
harmonica.

What 
I 
believe 
is 
needed 
is 
somebody 
who 
can 
crossover 
into 
the 
pop 
world.
Who 
do 
you 
know 
that 
has 
the 
ability 
to 
do 
that? 
Who 
has 
a 
sound 
that 
can
add 
to 
pop 
music? 
Not 
ANY 
of 
the 
major 
blues 
players 
IMO.  
Bonfilio
definitely 
could 
but 
that 
not 
his 
focus. 
There 
are 
other 
players 
in 
both 
the
diatonic 
and 
chromatic 
world 
that 
have 
had 
opportunities 
but 
because 
of
personality 
and 
or 
character 
issues 
they 
have 
failed.

Think 
how 
each 
and 
every 
one 
of 
you 
would 
benefit 
from 
a 
person 
that 
has
gained 
credible 
notoriety 
in 
the 
music 
world?  
The 
harmonica 
world 
needs
somebody 
to 
light 
the 
way 
for 
the 
instrument 
to 
jump 
from 
the 
toy 
box 
to 
the
arsenal 
of 
top 
shelf 
musical 
producers. 
I 
find 
it 
very 
interesting 
that
almost 
all 
of 
you 
rolled 
your 
eyes 
at 
the 
possibility 
that 
I 
could 
actually
be 
a 
good 
player 
before 
you 
heard 
the 
sample. 
Is 
it 
really 
true 
that 
so 
many
of 
you 
hold 
such 
low 
expectations 
for 
your 
chosen 
instrument? 
I 
put 
it 
out
there 
for 
anyone 
to 
judge 
and 
not 
one 
negative 
comment 
came 
back. 
You 
are
should 
be 
the 
most 
critical 
so, 
if 
that 
little 
sample 
passes 
your 
ear 
then
it 
should 
be 
a 
breeze 
to 
"wow" 
the 
mainstream.

I 
mentioned 
before 
I 
believe 
in 
the 
power 
of 
community. 
If 
there 
is 
one 
guy
that 
can 
make 
it 
why 
not 
help 
that 
person 
achieve 
the 
goal 
for 
the 
greater
good 
of 
yourself 
and 
the 
instrument? 
If 
you 
believe 
I'm 
the 
guy 
then 
I
humbly 
and 
respectfully 
ask 
for 
your 
help.  
If 
the 
consensus 
thing 
it's
somebody 
else 
then 
let's 
as 
a 
community 
help 
that 
person. 
It's 
been 
proven
the 
harmonica 
is 
a 
legitimate 
instrument 
capable 
of 
expression 
in 
all 
genres
of 
music, 
so 
let's 
not 
allow 
it 
to 
sit 
in 
the 
dark 
any 
longer. 
Help 
me
become 
famous 
and 
I 
will 
light 
the 
way 
for 
all 
those 
that 
want 
to 
follow.
thank 
you. 
gg
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