Re: [Harp-L] 2 draw "doink" sound?

[Michelle LeFree <mlefree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ken H wrote:
> I saw that video of Adam Sikora's several years ago... he is an awesome
> harp player !
>
> here is the link... I think you are referring to the part at about 1:32,
> where he is playing the 2 draw by using his tongue and getting a "staccato"
> type effect  and using his hand to assist in the effect... is that the part
> ?
>
> http://youtu.be/qrr3fKqZFig?list=PLA0B87DAE26AB69AA
>
> Ken H in OH

Yeah, I love that "doink" too (though I think it sounds more like a 
"quack"). Lots of Pre-War and Old-Timey players use it to good effect.

I think what Ken means by "using his tongue" is that no breath is 
required to make the harp "quack like a duck." Just a rapid withdrawal 
of the tongue from the front to the back of the mouth. Sort of like a 
piston action. And then well-timed hand effects can accentuate the 
effect, Sonny Terry-style.

Works for me.

Michelle