[Harp-L] RE: MIC HOLDING



One other note on this topic. There is a wide variety of hand effects possible with bullet mics. But getting at them takes practice. Most beginners haven't developed a good tight cup, which involves sealing the harp to the mic as most people know (and even that isn't as easy as it sounds), but (and I've said this before) ALSO SEALING THE FRONT OF THE HARP. The deepest fattest tone comes when NO AIR comes through the unplayed reeds and then out the front of the harp. You must seal all unplayed holes with your hands and your face. If you can't achieve this, you don't have nearly as wide a range of hand expression as you could. I see many beginners move their hands around a lot, but you can't hear much difference in the audience. As you get better at this, the range of expression from full cupped/sealed to uncupped is much greater. Note that this technique is equally valid when playing acoustic. Dave Barrett is a master at this technique and has (had? I can't find them now) some excellent YouTube lessons on the subject.

/Greg

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