[Harp-L] was:] Subject: Blues vs classical..now is "Harmonica" in Mozart's day
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- Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 09:16:24 -0400 (EDT)
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I thought this instrument was a series of crystal glasses with different levels of water to produce different pitches, to be played by wetting the finger and rotating it around the rim of the glass.
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From: Mox Gowland <mox.g@xxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [Harp-L] Subject: Blues vs classical
Mozart composed 'music ' for the Harmonica.
Benjamin Franklin invented the Harmonica.
It was made of glass
Any 'classical blues' harmonicist of the 30/60's
would soak his harmonica in a GLASS of water.
Thus respecting the tradition of his forebeares
Please excuse my english
as I have only spoken it since I was a child.
I come from an oral tradition as does the blues
But my life has changed since I learnt to reed/read.
Mox
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