[Harp-L] Re: New technique

[Michael Easton <diachrome@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill Hines knows his name. He stayed with Bill while passing through  
Pennsyvania about 6-7 years ago. Use to be on harpl.

I tried the split on 2 harps.  A GM I set up and a stock 1847.  Seems  
to work easier if the harp has been customized for effortless bend  
notes.

If just occurred to me.  Doesn't Carlos Del Junco do that on his live  
cd?   I seem to recall him starting with the bent note octave switch  
then bringing it up into pitch.  Maybe intro to  Rocket 88?   It's  
been almost a decade since I've listened to the cd.  I could be wrong.

On Mar 30, 2013, at 9:59 AM, Rick Dempster wrote:

> 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.

Take Care
Mike
www.harmonicarepair.com