Re: [Harp-L] Using a cup or glass

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Jun 12, 2006, at 9:52 PM, samblancato wrote:

> On Kim Wilson's,  "My Blues" CD he use a tin cup or a glass of some 
> sort for
> effect on a couple of songs and I was wondering where he got this 
> idea; who
> originally did this.  I was also wondering if there is a particular 
> cup or
> glass that works best for this.
>
>
>
> Sam Blancato, Pittsburgh
>
> _In an ancient Hohner catalogue, there is a picture of a man playing 
> into a wine glass and the caption reads something like "playing into a 
> glass can give a beautiful tone". Since the mid 50s I have used a 
> metal measuring cup. Cheap aluminum. The cheaper the better. Beacuse: 
> the thinner the better. Cups & glasses have been used for over 150 
> years.
smokey-joe
>