Re: [Harp-L] Take Me Out To the Ball Game

["Vern Smith" <jevern@xxxxxxx>]

What about the accidental a halftone down from 6-blow "out AT the old"? 
Substituting 5-blow is not correct but doesn't sound too bad.  Would a valve 
on the 6-draw reed make a halftone bend possible?

Vern
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <swebb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>; <captron100@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Take Me Out To the Ball Game


> Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but first position works fine..starting on 4 
> blow, jump to 7  blow and just play the melody.  It sounds OK to me, but I 
> have been known to be wrong before.  There is one bent note on 6 draw, 
> otherwise nothing strange that I can tell. I usually use a low key  harp 
> just to keep the high notes a little more pleasing.   somebody can let me 
> know if this doesn't work. This was passed along to me from former list 
> member Rich Rittenhouse one year at Buckeye.
> Steve Webb in soggy Minnesota
>
> ---- captron100@xxxxxxx wrote:
> > Tom wrote:
> >
> >  Any one out there have this one worked out in any position ....... or 
> > have
> > suggestions for recordings to listen to? Maybe an alternate tuning?
> >
> >
> > Tom, other than buying a customized harp that will overdraw easily, u 
> > might want to use a country
> > tuning and play it in first position.  As u probably know, a CT harp has 
> > it's 5th hole draw raised
> > by a half step to enable you to get the major seventh note. When u need 
> > the flatted 7th, you can bend
> > the 5 hole draw down a half step.  In this song u will need to bend the 5 
> > draw by a half step three
> > times in the melody.
> > ?So I'd say that although the CT would do away with the 5 hole OB, it 
> > would present a different(tho
> > hopefully easier to overcome)challenge.
> >  I just tried the song in 2nd po. and there is also a 4 hole OB at the 
> > word "me" in, "buy ME some
> > peanuts".  Hopefully the big game in not in the near future to give you 
> > time to nail it all down.
> > Good luck.
> > ron
> >
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