re:[Harp-L] Harp Tech With Richard Sleigh

[Elizabeth Hess <TrackHarpL@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, Warren!

As with everything, there are the lessons, and then there's the 
practice...

I am not a sufficiently-accomplished player that I can justify buying a 
top-of-the-line custom harp in every key and every alternate tuning 
that interests me, plus a back-up harp in every key and every tuning.  
And I probably never will be.  But I do think I have reached the point 
where I need -- and deserve! -- better harps than what's currently 
available out-of-the-box.  I don't aspire to be a harp tech.  I would 
rather play.  But learning the foundation of repair and improvement 
from the best teacher I can find makes more sense to me as an 
investment than constantly buying and trying, hoping to "get lucky".

Please don't expect me to be a "monster" next time you hear me:  I 
couldn't bear the pressure!  I embrace goals and new challenges, but in 
recent years I have decided to eschew deadlines.  My goal is to be able 
to make music with all kinds of people in as many styles and contexts 
as possible, without (pardon the phrase) sucking.  All in good time, I 
hope.

As for you sending me some of your harps...  I don't know how well I 
would fix them.  But I could  *work* on them...    Bwahahahaha!

Elizabeth




On Oct 13, 2010, at 8:38 AM, Warren Bee wrote:

> From: Warren Bee <spahpublicity@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: October 13, 2010 8:38:10 AM EDT
> To: Harp L Harp L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: re:[Harp-L] Harp Tech With Richard Sleigh
>
>
> Elizabeth Hess, jumping into the very deepest of pools. Awesome! You 
> are
> gonna be a "monster" next time I hear you :-) Oh yeah, can I send you 
> some
> harps to fix? :-)
>
> wB