Re: [Harp-L] Upside Down Harmonica playing (was Grandpa Elliot)

[hashbb@xxxxxxx]

 A bunch of people play/played left handed(upside down),
including:
James Cotton,
Paul Butterfield
Dr Ross
Sonny Terry
What ever feels good.
HB







-----Original Message-----
From: Bill <bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: dzeller@xxxxxxxxxxx; harp L Harp L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 1:52 pm
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Upside Down Harmonica playing (was Grandpa Elliot)









I wonder how many of them are left handed.  I am and I also hold the harp
upside down in my right hand, I just picked it up that way when i started
playing because it seemed the natural thing to do.  If they sound good,
maybe it's because us southpaws are naturally more creative lol!Â
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Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 5:27 PMÂ

Subject: [Harp-L] Upside Down Harmonica playing (was Grandpa Elliot)Â
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> Great link, Daniel!  I have noticed that a surprising number of great,Â

> toneful harp players, now including Grandpa Elliot play the harp with highÂ

> notes to their left/harp flipped over from conventional position(watch theÂ

> video closely to confirm).  (Kind of like Albert King and his Flying VÂ

> strung right-handed but flipped over and played left!) Am I correct inÂ

> saying William Clarke also played the harp "backwards"?  Mel Melton down
> inÂ

> North Carolina is another player that does this and similarly has greatÂ

> tone.  D
oesn't seem to make a difference: it's all how folks learned toÂ

> play!Â

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> ZigÂ

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>   "Daniel Perrone said:Â

> After watching the video posted earlier on the "pretty cool" post I becameÂ

> intrigued about the man playing harmonica. Probably, most of you alreadyÂ

> know who he is (I know, I don't get out much lol). His name is GranpaÂ

> Elliot, a street musician for decades in New Orleans. Anyways, found thisÂ

> very nice you-tube video and I had to put it on my favorites. Hope youÂ

> enjoyÂ

> it.Â

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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMZhGEXSZyo  "Â

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