Re: [Harp-L] hold diatonic right or left hand???

[W B <wbharptime2@xxxxxxxxx>]

Fred, thank you for the wonderful praise! And also thank you for
pumping up SPAH to the masses!

Warren Bee

On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 7:19 PM,  <fssharp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Warren Bee wrote:
> "Low notes on left. Left end of harp placed at base of the inside of left
> thumb. Right end of harp at inside base of right forefinger. Then "collapse"
> fingers around back of harp to create a cup...."
>
> I write:
> Listen to this man.  Anyone who has heard Warren's playing knows the
> incredible tone and note shaping possibilities of this approach.  I've heard
> similar instruction from Dennis Gruenling and Brian Purdy ("thumbs up").  I
> think Madcat's basic advice was correct if you want to go left-right, but
> there's a lot to be said for keeping it more in the middle.  I wish I had
> worked on this before I got set in my ways.
>
> Also, Joe Filisko has a specific grip he recommends, and who's to argue with
> that? By the way, many of these folks show you this stuff at the SPAH
> convention, so if you want to see it live and maybe even get a critique of
> your personal grip, cup, tone, etc. check out SPAH this year in Dallas.
> That alone might be worth the price of admission.
>
> Fred S
>