Re: [Harp-L] Imaginary Holes Harmonica Technique.
- To: "Joel Thomas" <theloveboxquartet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Imaginary Holes Harmonica Technique.
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- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:47:03 -0400
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I might have been doing something similar after playing with a friend of
mine back in the 1960's Tyrone Maphis who later became bassist for Ike and
Tina - we used to jam in our back yards and his Uncle - County Joe Maphis,
King of the Strings came by one week in his tour bus. And when I was
playing harp he got out his harp and "Choked" it. That's what he called it.
Tongue blocking with a kind-of-octave method. I played around with the
sound for a while and had a pretty good thing going... but just let it go
after a while.
Maybe time to resurrect some "choking" harp.
It sounds just like the "missing" or phantom octaves.
PEACE
Scott
Believe in Magic!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel Thomas" <theloveboxquartet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 11:15 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] Imaginary Holes Harmonica Technique.
> Hello All,
> I've been developing this technique for a little while now and though
> you might like a look....
>
> http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn_0p4C4TtM
>
> http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gUdVrv4kg4U
>
> It's only for tongue-block style playing which limits it's audience
> somewhat. Brendan Power said this earlier today....."I'm not an expert
> on chordal playing, so can't offer any intelligent comment, sorry!"
>
> Not many people have got it yet.....Rory McLeod said..."well done mate
> you have mastered 'overblowing'."
>
> But James Conway said..."I've been going to harmonica conventions and
> events for years and I've pretty much heard, tried, and discussed
> everything there is about our instrument, but this thing your doing is a
> first for me."
>
> Pat Missin reckons it may have been done by early Cajun harmonica
> players, but the jury's still out.
>
> Adam Gussow thinks a Blues player called Jimi Lee knows of it, but no
> reply from him as yet.
>
> And no reply from Rick Epping either, so being a bit impatient, I though
> I'd ask Harp-L members.
>
> What do you think????
>
> Cheers,
> Joel Thomas.
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