[Harp-L] Gary Primich the Tone Monster

[Michael Easton <diachrome@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I was lucky enough to see Gary perform about 5 or 6 times in the last  
few years of his life. I fixed some of his chromatics and built 2  
customs for him. I wish there was a way to get at least one of them  
back.

He just dripped with tone on stage. The studio recordings could never  
capture his live sound.  I've admired many pro players over the 40  
years since I've picked up the harp but Gary's use of hand techniques
was amazing.   He wasn't the fastest or the flashiest player but he,  
like Steve Guyger, knows how to play a little and say a lot  just by  
the way he colored the tone with his hands.

I too wish that there were more live recordings of him out there.  I  
sat as close to him as possible when he performed locally so I could  
study his hand techniques.

I forgot a lot of the conversations we had.  Some I don't want to  
discuss here.  I really admired that he was into finding homes for  
rescued dogs. He also owned a few which were on at least one of his cd  
liners.

I can't wait to get my hands on the new cd.


Take Care
Mike
www.harmonicarepair.com