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

[Emile Damico <oatss_oatflakes@xxxxxxxxx>]

I've played both for most of my harmonica life. I have a separate practice regimen for
both. They seem to only enhance each other. I think of it as cross training.

Diggs

--- On Sat, 2/21/09, Bill <bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Bill <bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Question for Rob P or anyone else who plays chrom and diatonic
To: Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 11:19 AM

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>
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>> 
>> 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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> 
> All the best,
> Rob Paparozzi
> 
> email:
> chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
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> 
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> 
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> 
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