RE: [Harp-L] re:Richter+ tuning

[Steve <moorcot@xxxxxxx>]

Smo-joe, bullsh*t basher extraordinaire, we loves ya baby! (Well, some of us...!) :-)


> On May 12, 2014, at 12:30 PM, Steve Webb wrote:
> 
> > I am lazy.
> 
> I'm lazier than you are lazy. Hey, sounds like one of those old test questions. If John is taller than Bob and .....
> 
> > I try to find the easiest way to do something.
> 
> I think I learned that in the navy?
> 
> > When I first started playing, I tried a Melody Maker tuning, but I couldn't adjust to the. 3 draw.
> 
> Neither could I. I kinda liked the chord available on both blow AND draw. Besides I was already doing something else. And it worked for me. 
> And I always have trouble trying a new tuning. I actually started on chromatic, so diatonic was ALREADY a difficult step up.  
> 
> > A few years later, it wasn't as hard.
> 
> This is true sometimes. Our minds eventually tell us: 'Go ahead, it's ok to try something new'
> 
> > Now, I use a MM to play Ashokan Farewell. I use a country tuned harp for You Don't Know Me and Danny Boy.
> > In other words, whatever works.
> 
> Yeah, the right tool for the job, so to speak. 
> 
> > I think I learned this from my harmonica hero, Smokey Joe Leone, back in the days when he used to put forth his knowledge and stories on this list.
> 
> But I heard that the kid is getting old and feeble? And oh, btw, I appreciate the thought. 
> 
> > My ability to play these days is not what it used to be, so easiest is always the most appealing.
> > I plan on attending the Midwest Harmonica Workshop in St. Paul at the end of June just to hang out with other harp players.
> > Steve Webb in Minnesota

> smo-joe (wasting away in Pina Coladaville)