[Harp-L] Question for Rob P or anyone else who plays chrom and diatonic

["Bill" <bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've been meaning to ask someone who plays both diatonic and chromatic this 
for a while.  I find that since I've been playing chromatic (it's only been 
a few months but i'm working hard and it feels like i'm getting somewhere 
with it) my diatonic embouchure is all over the place and it's had a really 
negative effect on my tone and i hate the sound I'm making.  Partly I think 
this was because I found I was breathing differently, so i consciously 
addressed that but i have real problems adjusting between the two.  My hope 
when I started to learn the chrom was that i would be able to switch between 
the two but the way things are that's not going to happen as i find that i 
have to practice for ages to get my diatonic technique back.  Does anyone 
have any tips?

I think of myself as a reasonably advanced player in that i can play 
chromatically on the diatonic on the mid range harps from 2 blow up and can 
make a good stab at All The Things You Are - it's a lot more fun and sounds 
a lot nicer on the chrom but if someone wanted me to play to something like 
Watermelon Man or Cantaloupe Island etc I think I'd always rather do that on 
the diatonic.

I like the idea as Rob says of twice the joy and twice the money!

I've tried A Train on the diatonic in first by the way and failed 
miserably - it's a pig!

Thanks

Bill


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Paparozzi" <chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <EGS1217@xxxxxxx>; <randy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: Subject: [Harp-L] Chromatic Blues


> Thank You so much Elizabeth & WVBob for the kind words....
>
> I'm one of those players that doesn't like to make big deal about the
> 'different' types of instrument, button or not LONG reeds short 
> reeds...it's
> ALL GOOD and ALL Harmonica to me. Playing BOTH has brought me TWICE as 
> much
> JOY and made me TWICE as much Money!,-)....
>
> Ofcourse, when I first started my chromatic playing was limited to what 
> has
> become known as 'Blues Chromatic' or 3rd position....but after I heard
> Cham-Ber Huang and Blackie Shackner....I went into serious BUTTON mode,-)
>
> My biggest thanx though are to Danny Wilson....he really open my ears and
> eyes in the 70's and welcomed me into one of the greatest organizations 
> I've
> been proud to be part of for over 30yrs........SPAH....if you love your
> Harmonica...do NOT hesitate....JOIN TODAY....some SERIOUS 'bang for your
> buck' with this club!!
>
> Peace,
> Rob Paparozzi
>
> On 2/20/09 11:35 AM, "EGS1217@xxxxxxx" <EGS1217@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Oh Wow....I thought EVERYone knew Rob was an incredible chromatic player.
> > It's how I know him primarily...his diatonic stuff is great, to be sure, 
> > but
> > Rob
> >  as a chrom player - especially on jazz or jazzy blues, is one of THE
> > men...at  SPAH, Buckeye....wherever.
> >
> > Elizabeth
> >
> > "Message: 8
> > Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:38:43 -0500
> > From: Randy Power  <randy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [Harp-L] Chromatic Blues
> > To:  <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Message-ID:  <C5C40E83.2E78%randy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Content-Type: text/plain;  charset="ISO-8859-1"
> >
> > John said: I'd like to hear other suggestions for  great players.
> > I¹d like to hear some different variations in style too. I  like Rod 
> > Piazza.
> > And I¹ve always wondered... Rob Paparozzi, do yu play  Chromatic?
> > I¹ve heard you on Broadway and down in the Village with Pheobe. I  think 
> > it
> > was all diotonic (maybe gin & diotonic...)
> >
> > Randy
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>
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