Re: [Harp-L] Re: New technique

[Rick Dempster <rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Spot on Michael; I can dig all you say. If you can tongue-block/bend,and
switch into the bargain, it's a piece of piss.
I was just trying to play the 'F' and 'A' notes (C harp) and was struggling
to fined a sweet spot, and on a whim, tried my Gwen Foster
approach, and it worked! and I mean straight away, pretty much. There are
some extensions to the technique (ie upper bends with lower non-bends)
mthet are more trying,
but who knows? I've tried overblows on one side too, but it's a bit too far
out, I think.
Let me know if you have any luck with it. I reckon there's players out
there who could make more of it than
Your's sincerely,
RD
PS Love to know who the French dood was.

On 31 March 2013 00:39, Michael Easton <diachrome@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> A French player that visited the US a couple of years ago showed me a
> technique somewhat similar to yours Rick.
> Said a famous French player showed it to him.
>
> I don't recall if the tongue switching  effect was involved.  He asked me
> if I could play an octave and bend the lower or upper note in the process
> and then
> demonstrated it.  I guess yours is a variation on that. Bending an octave
> is easy for me as well as tongue switching.  Mixing the 2 to be fluid might
> take an afternoon.
>
> An easy way to learn your method is to start on the blow or draw octaves
> that separate the upper and lower register.  While the notes in one octave
> stay in pitch the other can easily be bent to produce the desired effect.
>  Mastering it to keep both reeds from bending without sounding sloppy will
> take some practice.
>
>
> On Mar 29, 2013, at 5:08 PM, harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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>  On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 2:19 AM, Rick Dempster <
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>>>> rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx>**wrote:
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>>>>>  Dear All;
>>>>>> Check out my first ever Youtube video, and see what you
>>>>>> think:
>>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?**v=WF2JGJX36zY&feature=youtu.be<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF2JGJX36zY&feature=youtu.be>
>>>>>> ....it's just a demonstration, not a performance!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> Rick Dempster
>>>>>>
>>>>>
> Take Care
> Mike
> www.harmonicarepair.com
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