[Harp-L] What first attracted you to harmonica? Why did

[Paul Marconi]

In the mid sixties ( I was 14- 15 ) my buddies put together a band.  I was
the drummer. I had a cheap mylar kit that my parents gave me for
Christmas.  As we progressed I needed to buy a real drum set.  My parents
didn't have the money and neither did I.  So, being a huge Neil Young fan,
I went to the local music store and bought a Blues Harp for $3.50.  I
noodled for years, then a friend lent me a copy of "Turning Point" by John
Mayall.  I couldn't believe that anyone could play the harp like that.  It
was then, in 1974 that I began to really play and figure the thing out.

On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 10:59 AM, MANFRED WEWERS <mwewers at xxxxx> wrote:

>  I can't remember the first time I had a harmonica in my mouth. I was too
> young to remember. I like to say that my father couldn't get a baby
> pacifier (post-war Europe) so he stuck in his harmonica. I've been playing
> ever since. Like Richard Hunter, it was Tony Glover's book that finally
> opened my eyes to second position. Trying to play Brian Jones riffs in the
> 60s in first position just didn't work.
> Manfred
>