Re: [Harp-L] Harmonica : a popular and ubiquitous instrument

["Dan Berger" <dberger1@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I hear ya brother!
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Drew Ross 
  To: Dan Berger 
  Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 1:42 AM
  Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Harmonica : a popular and ubiquitous instrument


  I suspect that you are right. I'd like to think that the faking is transparent to everyone, or at least to people really listening, but in so thinking, I'm being overly optimistic. Perhaps it would have been more true to say that there is a tremendous potential to express emotion. Thanks. 


  On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 8:07 AM, Dan Berger <dberger1@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

    Drew wrote:
    " One of the things that I love the most about the
    harmonica is what I will call its transparency, meaning that it will
    transmit exactly the emotion and color that you give it. Perhaps that's
    ultimately true for all instruments, but players can hide a bit behind
    technique in the guitar, fake emotion, fake pain. In my opinion, harps tell
    no lies. In a very real way, you are the instrument."


    Though I agree with much of the post, I disagree here.
    Some harp players do hide behind technique, fake emotion, fake pain.
    and gear
    ie> ridculous un-ending lightening runs that say nothing and go nowhere....

    Dan