[Harp-L] Piano vs. Guitar vs. Harp

[Michael Rubin]

How can you add all the years on the three instruments, 30 plus 50 plus 45
and claim you have more cumulative stage time than a harp player who has
been playing 50 years?  That's not how stage time works.

Let's say you were on stage for an entire year.  No time off.  Sometimes
you were playing harp, sometimes guitar, sometimes piano.

Another harp player was also on stage for an entire year.

Who spent more time on stage?

Personally, I struggled with a fast enough right hand on mandolin.  It's
not guitar, but it's similar.  I played a bunch of other instruments
including piano and guitar but not serious enough to make a judgement call
to compe to harp.

Michael Rubin



On Sat, Jun 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM jaguire <jaguire at xxxxx> wrote:

> Cletus White here, I seldom chime in here. Although I certainly chime on
> my instruments.  Otherwise what's the point?Semi-pro harp player with 30
> years of stage play. 50 years playing guitar. 45 years playing piano.  I
> have more cumulative experience on this list than 99% of you.  I will say
> this:  piano is 10 times easier than guitar and guitar is 10 times easier
> than harmonica.  Peace out.