Re: [Harp-L] Problems with A harps

[David Payne <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Put your mouth on holes 1-4. Put your tongue on holes two and three. That's a split-tongue interval octave, blow or draw. put your mouth on 2-5, tongue on 3 and 4 and you've got a split-interval that's a seventh when you draw, but not an octave, you've got the root on the I chord and the 7th. Some guys can switch back and forth between those notes, so I think it applies whether you are playing on both sides of the tongue at the same time or switching back and forth.
When one is sure he will sound stupid for asking, yet asks with impunity, that is a sign of a fast learner and a well-rounded person, my friend. 

Dave
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Dave Payne Sr. 
Elk River Harmonicas
www.elkriverharmonicas.com 

----- Original Message ----
From: "BiscuitBoy714@xxxxxxx" <BiscuitBoy714@xxxxxxx>
To: hvyj@xxxxxxx
Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 10:46:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Problems with A harps


At the risk of sounding  stupid............no, knowing I'll sound stupid but 
not caring, I just have to  ask yall this. What is a split tongue interval?? 
Usually I do these things that  I don't know the name for, but I may be wrong 
this time.
      I get this image of playing the harp with a  split tongue like that 
freak with all of the tattoo's who split his tongue,  sharpened his teeth, and 
had bumps put on his head to look like horns. Yall seen  this freakazoid?? He He 
..............sorry, kinda lost it there for a minute.  Think about it 
though, might be something to playing with a lizard tongue.

      Better go take my medication now.

          Randy
        BiscuitBoy Blues

In a message dated 7/10/2008 2:42:25 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
hvyj@xxxxxxx writes:

I tend  to play fewer chords  
and more split tongue  intervals. 






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