Re: [Harp-L] RE: Exercising Chops

["ben bouman" <fitgo@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I try to bend hole 3, 2 and 1 on my LOW/LOW F Seydel harp...
you can hear a soundfile, where I play this harp on the Seydel site... 
www.seydel1847.com  ----> E-shop----> Session---> Blues sessionSuper 
lowlowF..

this harp is a real challenge but I love this sound!!

I started buying a low C  a year ago and now I have(and play them 
often!)...lowBb...low A..low G...low low F...!!!!

Ben Bouman


www.marbletones.com
www.marble-amps.com
www.harmonicainstituut.nl
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Garry Hodgson" <garry@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Dan" <billybudd1313@xxxxxxxxx>; <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 8:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] RE: Exercising Chops


> Dan <billybudd1313@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >   A good strength technique (with harp) I like is to practice with
> > stock out of the box Marine Bands.  Being a Sp20 guy, I find
> > that Marine bands are like weight lifting.  You need to work
> > more for tone.  If you get big tone with them, other harps are cake.
>
> for similar reasons, i keep a low F at hand when i'm at home,
> for working on bends.  sloppy technique just won't work.
>
> ----
> Garry Hodgson, Technical Consultant, AT&T Labs
>
> do for others with no desire of return.
> we should all plant some trees
> we will never sit under.
>
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