[Harp-L] POSITION???

[Ronald Burton <aussierwb@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Surprise...surprise..I would have never thought that.  Thanks much for the insight.  My gratitude for the info has been late since I haven't been  online since Friday.  Hitting that overblow on 6 at that speed...freaky.

 

Ron of the Gulf 

> It's a stock tuned harmonica, played in first position.
> 
> You can hear from his chording that no reeds have been retuned.
> 
> He's bending Draw 1, Draw 3 (down 3 semitones), Draw 6 and also playing overblow 6 to get a sort of middle-eastern/gypsy sounding scale.
> 
> Winslow
> 
> Winslow Yerxa
> 
> Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
> 
> --- On Fri, 1/15/10, Ronald Burton <aussierwb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> From: Ronald Burton <aussierwb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Harp-L] POSITION???
> To: "Harp-L" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Friday, January 15, 2010, 2:45 PM
> 
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STxVuuwYBRI
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> 
> I have my own ideas about this rendition.   BUT..I'd like to hear if anyone else can determine if he is playing a "stock" instrument...or if there are retuned reeds..or if he is working primarily in second position...etc..etc...
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> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ron B (of Ft. Myers, FL)
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