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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Low F# (Hellerman, Steven L.)
2. Recorded examples of 4th, 5th and 12th position harmonica
(pdxharpdog@xxxxxxxxxxx)
3. Re: Manjis Straight Out of the Box with Jason, Filip and Koei
(Richard Hunter)
4. re: Take five (martin oldsberg)
5. harp birthday (Mick Zaklan)
6. Re: Take five (Peter Madcat Ruth)
7. Re: Twilight Zone Harmonica (Winslow Yerxa)
8. "The Best Harmonica Player I've Never Heard Of" (Eric Miller)
9. Re: harp birthday (Jim Peters)
10. Re: harp birthday (The Iceman)
11. RE: Take five (Blunt White)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 21:02:38 +0000
From: "Hellerman, Steven L." Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Low F#
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I play regularly w/ these guys who always tune down half a step, so G
becomes F#. And a regular F# harp is sometimes just too high and
screechy. So the low F# harp is often the right call.
Turns out Hohner no longer makes a low F# Marine Band. I got one on
ebay a little while back.
SLH
Message: 10
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2016 09:26:02 -0800
From: Gary Lehmann Subject: Re: [Harp-L] low F#
To: Michael Rubin Cc: Mick Zaklan , harp-l Message-ID:
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F# is easier on guitar than some other instruments--I like F# too,
lots of
interesting open string possibilities.
On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 4:57 AM, Michael Rubin <
michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
There is an old Doonesbury cartoon where Jimmy Thudpucker is making
an
album. They call in the famous studio guitarist and explain the kind
of
mood they want. Plaintive, wistful, etc. He says, "You mean, like
something in an F?"
In other words, keys aren't just arbitrary. They create a mood.
Have your
band play one of its long time songs in another key. You'll feel a
major
difference, even if the key is only a half step away.
F# and its brother keys have a mood. Just because musicians tend to
be
afraid of the skill level necessary to play in those keys, doesn't
mean the
mood isn't beautiful and deserves more attention. Hendrix is quoted
as
saying F# was his favorite key.
Michael Rubin
michaelrubinharmonica.com
On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 6:35 AM, Mick Zaklan wrote:
Low F# is my go-to harp for just about anything in Bb, as a
longtime
5th
position player. I think 4th might be an easier position for "Take
Five,"
however. "Summertime" and Van Morrison's "Moon Dance," too.
Mick Zaklan
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 21:16:22 +0000 (UTC)
From: pdxharpdog@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Harp-L] Recorded examples of 4th, 5th and 12th position
harmonica
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One of my goals this year is to branch out into other harp positions
beyond 1st.,2nd. and 3rd. In my band, I play most of our tunes in 2nd
or 3rd position and one song only in 4th position. Would really love
to hear high quality playing in 4th and 5th position as well as 12th,
and maybe a short explanation of how these positions are selected as
appropriate for a tune?
Thanks in advance!
Ross Macdonald
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 16:24:44 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
From: Richard Hunter Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Manjis Straight Out of the
Box with Jason, Filip
and Koei
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I've been playing my Manjis more frequently lately, and they're very
nice instruments, especially well suited to fast playing--they seem
very responsive to quick runs, noticeably more so than the other
brands I use.
Regards, Richard Hunter
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 13:38:04 +0000 (UTC)
From: martin oldsberg Subject: [Harp-L] re: Take five
To: Harp-l Harp-l Message-ID:
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Take Five can be played on a Db diatonic harp (3rd position vs Eb)
without overblows.
Erh, no. The B-section jumps up an octave, requiring an OB -- and, I
think, off the cuff, even an OD./Martin
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 19:44:00 -0600
From: Mick Zaklan Subject: [Harp-L] harp birthday
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Opened my newspaper this morning and it mentioned that today was
the
birthday of "singer Kim Wilson." Shame they couldn't have added
"harmonica
virtuoso" to that. I double-checked and Kim was indeed born in
Detroit on
January 6th, 1951. That would make him 65 today.
I always tell people to catch these old-timers before they pass.
Even
if their playing has deteriorated (certainly not the case with Kim),
there
is usually something worth hearing and cherishing in their
performances.
And you're listening to part of the history of our instrument.
Mick Zaklan
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 21:47:42 -0500
From: Peter Madcat Ruth Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Take five
To: Martin Oldsberg Cc: Harp-l Harp-l Message-ID:
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Take Five can definitely be played in Eb on a Db diatonic harp (3rd
position) without overblows.
I say this from personal experience - including many years of gigs
with Dave Brubeck and Chris Brubeck. It takes some precise note
bending, but no overblows.
Peter Madcat Ruth
Musician - Grammy Award Winner
madcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.madcatmusic.net
www.youtube.com/user/petermadcatruth
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/PeterMadcatRuth
On Jan 6, 2016, at 8:38 AM, martin oldsberg wrote:
Take Five can be played on a Db diatonic harp (3rd position vs Eb)
without overblows.
Erh, no. The B-section jumps up an octave, requiring an OB -- and, I
think, off the cuff, even an OD./Martin
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2016 04:16:37 +0000 (UTC)
From: Winslow Yerxa Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Twilight Zone Harmonica
To: "pdxharpdog@xxxxxxxxxxx"
Lots of very nice harmonica playing (background) on the Twilight
Zone marathon, running now on the Science Fiction channel. Check it
out. All the best, Blunt White
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2016 09:41:03 -0500
From: Eric Miller Subject: [Harp-L] "The Best Harmonica Player I've
Never Heard Of"
To: Harp-L Message-ID:
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There was a thread started yesterday on the harmonica subreddit,
titled "The Best Harmonica Player I've Never Heard Of". Here
is
a link to that discussion.
The player in question is Taro Senga, and he really is fantastic. It
seems
as though he's not a new name in the harmonica scene, but even on the
Modern Blues Harmonica forums, it took several posts
before anybody figured out who he was.
Sharing this here because I had not heard of him, and he is a fine
player
that maybe others will appreciate as well.
Here is a collection of his music, hope this is news to somebody else
as
well who enjoys him as much as I am! It would be great to see this
kid at
SPAH or touring in the US.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSJMbziXHvo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzncQZb0mZY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCe91041XH4
https://youtu.be/kjA4bCX-AZs
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2016 15:33:11 +0000
From: Jim Peters Subject: Re: [Harp-L] harp birthday
To: Mick Zaklan Cc: harp-l Message-ID:
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
I take exception to the term "old timer" with regards to Kim. The man
has certainly been playing harp for a good amount of years. Kim is
only 5 years older than I am!
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 6, 2016, at 8:45 PM, "Mick Zaklan" wrote:
Opened my newspaper this morning and it mentioned that today was
the
birthday of "singer Kim Wilson." Shame they couldn't have added
"harmonica
virtuoso" to that. I double-checked and Kim was indeed born in
Detroit on
January 6th, 1951. That would make him 65 today.
I always tell people to catch these old-timers before they pass.
Even
if their playing has deteriorated (certainly not the case with Kim),
there
is usually something worth hearing and cherishing in their
performances.
And you're listening to part of the history of our instrument.
Mick Zaklan
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2016 10:46:21 -0500
From: The Iceman Subject: Re: [Harp-L] harp birthday
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <1521cc4704c-1a0a-b50@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
koff wheeze
Guess I'm an ol' timer, too...
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Peters To: Mick Zaklan Cc: harp-l Sent: Thu, Jan 7, 2016
10:33 am
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] harp birthday
I take exception to the term "old timer" with regards to Kim. The man
has certainly been playing harp for a good amount of years. Kim is
only 5 years older than I am!
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 6, 2016, at 8:45 PM, "Mick Zaklan" wrote:
Opened my newspaper this morning and it mentioned that today was
the
birthday of "singer Kim Wilson." Shame they couldn't have added
"harmonica
virtuoso" to that. I double-checked and Kim was indeed born in
Detroit on
January 6th, 1951. That would make him 65 today.
I always tell people to catch these old-timers before they pass.
Even
if their playing has deteriorated (certainly not the case with Kim),
there
is usually something worth hearing and cherishing in their
performances.
And you're listening to part of the history of our instrument.
Mick Zaklan
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2016 15:19:31 -0500
From: Blunt White
Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Take five
To: Peter Madcat Ruth , Martin Oldsberg
Cc: Harp L Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
It's a good challenge to practice it on a diatonic (yes in 3rd). To
impress yourself play it on a Paddy Richter tuned harp (so much
easier, but just for the melody, to play it out with the loss of the
triple step draw bend in hole 3 would be a sin). The tab was posted
on HarpL in November 2006, if it's not in the archives I can scan a
copy to the List.
All the best,
Blunt White
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Take five
From: madcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 21:47:42 -0500
To: martinoldsberg@xxxxxxxxx
CC: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Take Five can definitely be played in Eb on a Db diatonic harp (3rd
position) without overblows.
I say this from personal experience - including many years of gigs
with Dave Brubeck and Chris Brubeck. It takes some precise note
bending, but no overblows.
Peter Madcat Ruth
Musician - Grammy Award Winner
madcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.madcatmusic.net
www.youtube.com/user/petermadcatruth
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/PeterMadcatRuth
On Jan 6, 2016, at 8:38 AM, martin oldsberg wrote:
Take Five can be played on a Db diatonic harp (3rd position vs Eb)
without overblows.
Erh, no. The B-section jumps up an octave, requiring an OB -- and, I
think, off the cuff, even an OD./Martin
End of Harp-L Digest, Vol 149, Issue 7
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