Subject: [Harp-L] OK, breaking down and buying a chromatic. Little help???

[EGS1217@xxxxxxx]

Okay,Mike...I play chromatics.  Did the 'playing on a C chromatic  only' for 
a while (a super 64 - 16 hole chrom), but have been having a great  time for 
the last year or so playing different keyed CX-12's...(jazz mostly,  some rock, 
ballads, country, R&B, anything and everything that strikes my  fancy)....
 
..played all three of these songs (accompanying the videos) on my  A 
chrom....they sounded great (one-handed, due to recent shoulder surgery)....  the 
CX-12 is the only chrom I've found comfortable enough to enable me to play  that 
way.
 
my original reason for getting different keys was to play along with Peter  
White's Smooth Jazz CD's....I'm a huge fan of Peter's guitar playing.
 
 
 
Kris Kristofferson:  Loving Her was Easier
 
 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSouYwAg78M&feature=related_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSouYwAg78M&feature=related) 
 
 
 
Willie Nelson: Always on my Mind
 
 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3DXyfL3HX0&feature=related_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3DXyfL3HX0&feature=related) 
 
 
 
Bob Seger: Turn the Page
 
 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe7yOccqdxI_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe7yOccqdxI) 
 
 
(that one is for Steve Webb who recently mentioned struggling with it on  
diatonic).
 
 
 
Now i could have turned myself inside out to try to get them on a C...but I  
wanted to accompany the original song...so to me that's the best reason to 
play  different keys.
 
If I'm playing alone with no recorded background, I can choose my own keys  
of course, but this is how I've been honing my chops and practicing while 
having  a great deal of fun, and from a lot of feedback I've read, most diatonic 
players  seem to transition very easily to the CX-12.
 
Elizabeth
P.S. My first CX-12 in C was bought off EBay in remarkably pristine  condition
 
"Message: 7
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:26:29 -0800 (PST)
From: Michael  Meehan <mikemeehan2002@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] OK, breaking down  and buying a chromatic. Little
help???
To:  winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx, Harp L Harp L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>

OK, I  can't put it off any longer. Struggling to play certain songs in my 
band's list  with my diatonic harps (we play 20's and 30's jazz/pop/standards 
stuff. Kind of  jug band style) so am going to bite the bullet and try to learn 
a chromatic. I  don't know anything about them, though. I am not a pro, and 
don't have a billion  songs in my repertoire, so what do I really need? Just 
one? I know they sell  them in different keys, but I don't understand why. 
Also, what would  be a decent one to get? I can't afford a REALLY pricey one, 
but I don't mind  dishin' out a little cash to make sure I get one that does 
not sound like  garbage. 

BTW, you all are a wonderful resource, and I can't thank  you enough for the 
guidance I have received in the past. 
Regards,  Mike"
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