[Harp-L] Stage Time (was: Piano vs. Guitar vs. Harp)

[JOSEPH LEONE]

Great subject matter, great posts. Let's try this:

a.. It's 40 yrs. ago. I'm in my mid 40s. I have a job. About once every week (or TWO) I drop into a local Pgh. watering hole and sit in with the band and do 3 to 5 Charley McCoy type tunes. So that's about 1/2 hr. times 39 weeks (avg). Total 19.5 hrs. 

b.. At the same time Wil Gallison is in his early 20s and busking on the busy streets of New York. Maybe a couple hrs a day, a couple days a week. Lets say 15 hrs. a week times 50. SO..in a year he has 750 hrs. of genuine bona fide road time. See the huge difference?

Ok then. Time is a hard to quantify commodity.
smo-joe 

> On 06/16/2025 12:53 AM EDT Gary Lehmann <gnarlyheman at xxxxx> wrote:
> 
>  
> Always good to hear from my musical cohorts!
> Time spent on stage does accumulate—and you become more in tune. 
> I think everyone is different, and for some, the harmonica comes easy. 
> I like it, but it’s not my strength, really. 
> But most folks who hear me can’t really tell, except that I don’t sound like a blues guy (you know, the amplified Chicago sound). 
> I can relax with the guitar. 
> Piano can be easy, but again, you have to put in the time. I’m thinking of Leon Russell—he had to overcome physical limitations, but most folks couldn’t tell, they just thought he rocked!
> Gary
> 
> > On Jun 14, 2025, at 9:38 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.