RE: [Harp-L] limited instrument-so what?

[Buck Worley <boogalloo@xxxxxxx>]

Yea Rosco. In a whole separate post, I used the phrase "limited instrument" and it went out of control. Sorry. Somebody started this thread it seems like a lot of folks needed to weigh in on the topic.

> Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 12:49:41 -0500
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> Subject: [Harp-L] limited instrument-so what?
> 
> This again? I'll grant that diatonic harp is 'limited' in the sense that
> every musical instrument is limited...so what? Why does anyone care?
> Pianos can't 'bend' notes; horns can't play chords; sax harmonics sound
> different than other sax sounds...yada, yada - this is not news. I don't
> know or care if I could play Come All Ye Faithful in a way that would
> satisfy someone who can't stand the sound of 'bent' notes outside of blues.
> If I want to play that song, I will play it to the best of my ability on
> the instrument I love, and if it didn't sound as 'even' as piano, I
> wouldn't care...as long as I thought it sounded good to my very critical
> ears. My playing has used bends, overblows, and overdraws for over 20
> years, I think I've gotten to the point where my technique is good enough
> to make music that satisfies me and the great musicians I try to surround
> myself with (actually - 'satisfied' is the wrong word - I'm never satisfied
> with my harmonica playing.) What else are we trying to do?