Subject: [Harp-L] Re: New technique

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Mike: you don't mean Nicolas 'Froggy' Fouquet? He was the one who posted  
sporadically on Harp-l. His email was compromised so I haven't been able to  
respond to him for a while although Dave Fertig might have a contact.
 
 
Had a young friend -another Nicolas (whose surname escapes me) traveling  
with him on their visit to SPAH 2005(?), I think it was. Froggy was  
literally dumped at my house by Warren Bee after Warren took him home  to Long 
Island then decided he couldn't handle having him underfoot in his small  
apartment. Being flat broke he stayed with me for 4(?) months before we  took him 
to the Airport for his return trip to France. He lives in the South of  
France and if I remember correctly his father is an accomplished guitar maker  
there. 
 
 
Despite a very awkward beginning (I hadn't gotten to know Nico at SPAH at  
all so basically had a total stranger dumped on my doorstep), we made the 
best  of it and became friends due to our commonalities (cats, properly brewed 
 tea/coffee and harmonicas):) although Long Island was a bit boring for a  
young guy without a car who came here to 'see America'. His  younger 
compatriot was his student and I believe was the one who stayed in  Pa.
 
Hope that helps?
 
Elizabeth
 
Message: 1
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:35:57 -0400
From: Michael Easton  <diachrome@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Re: New technique
Cc: _harp-l@xxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx) 

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