[Harp-L] Turbo-slide for vibrato

David Pearce harpdog123@xxxxx
Thu Aug 14 10:02:53 EDT 2025


This is a demo of how Jim Antaki's Turbo-slide can be used to create a sax-like vibrato on blow notes.  Sax players create vibrato by varying their pitch by about -20 percent, so I adjusted the magnets in the turbo-slide to depress the pitch -20 percent when pressed and I was able to duplicate a very sax-like vibrato on my blow notes.  I think that being able to add vibrato to blow notes this way makes positions that emphasize blow notes a lot more musical.  I'm playing a Paddy-Richter Sedel Session Steel in the key of C in 4th position. (Am).  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnq5Jj2ajvk
David Pearce


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