Re: [Harp-L] finding the holes :sacrilege

["michael rubin" <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>]

Rick,
When you say 6 is the flat 7th on the IV chord and the 3rd on the V
chord, I am confused.  Are you talking about Cross harp (2nd
position)?  In cross harp on a C harp, the key is G.  The note in 6
blow is G.  The IV chord in the key of G is C.  G is the 5th note in
the C major scale, it is not the flat 7th.   Bb is the flat 7th.  As
for 6 blow being the 3rd note of the V chord, that also confuses me.
In the key of G, D is the V chord.  G is the 4th note in the D major
scale, it is not the 3rd.  F# is the 3rd note.

Perhaps you mean something else and I am confused about what you are
saying.  What do you mean?
Michael Rubin
Michaelrubinharmonica.com

On 9/25/08, hazcon <hazcon@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Well i am going to shock some people here but for what's it worth i have
> always used hole 6 as my reference point to finding my way around the Harp
> Reasons? It is the Tonic note in on the 1 chord ,Flat 7th on the 1V and the
> 3rd on the V(amongst other things) in other words you'd be hard put to go
> wrong if you hit it anywhere in a blues.A 'safe' hole'.
>                  It also is good hole to end on after a run up the first two
> octaves and a great place to start any noodling in the top one.
> So here's the controversial part. I use a cigarette lighter to just slightly
> roughen up(melt) the plastic around the comb hole.About 1 second or so of
> flame leaves a nicely dimpled hole that is very noticeable to your
> lips/tongue but does not affect the air tightness at all.
>                 When I first started out I used to do this only to all
> the(second position) Tonic holes and it really helped.
>                 Of course if anyone wants to try this use an old harp first.
>                Interestingly lee ocars take a fraction longer than Suzuki
> bluesmasters* to dimple up.Never owned an SP 20.
> Rick
> in NZ
> *just bought two and first impressions are very favourable.
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