[Harp-L] Will Scarlett's place in the history of overblows

[Gary Lehmann]

Will sounds funky!

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> On Feb 9, 2022, at 4:46 PM, Rick Dempster <rickdempster33 at xxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Maybe it just took this long for people to get used to the awful sound.
> RD
> 
>> On Wed, 9 Feb 2022 at 23:50, Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica at xxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> I think he was the most important player up til Levy.  He was the first to
>> play the diatonic harp as a fully chromatic instrument.
>> 
>> Timewise
>> 
>> 1929 Blues Birdhead
>> 1967 Toots Theilemans, Mike Turk, Paul Oscher (exact dates unknown by me)
>> 1970 Will Scarlett
>> 1985 Howard Levy
>> 
>> My question is how did any pro harp player who heard the well selling Hot
>> Tuna albums not lose their minds when they heard Scarlett?  Why did
>> overblows not become popular until Levy?
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed, Feb 9, 2022 at 6:12 AM Ronnie Schreiber <autothreads at xxxxx
>>> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Where does Will Scarlett fit on the overblow timeline?
>>> 
>>> On the first two Hot Tuna albums, the first of which came out in 1970,
>>> Will played everything on a G harp.
>>> 
>>> Besides his masterful technique, Scarlett has a very sweet tone.
>>> 
>>> Ronnie Schreiber
>>> The Electric Harmonica Co.
>>> http://www.harmonicaster.com
>>> 
>>> 
>>