[Harp-L] RE: my grandpa playing on myspace

[David Payne <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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  I remember back when I was a kid and I decided to study music seriously. We were at the music store in Birch River looking for me a mandolin, I'd already been playing harp for years,  he gets this Gibson F5 off the wall, does all this funky stuff on it, his fingers worked much better then, I can still hear it in my head after all these years, it had that profound an effect on me. 
   
  As for the thing Iceman said about playing the wrong note and doing it twice... couldn't tell you how many times I've done that, then play that wrong note again so it looks like I meant to play it, listen to it on playback and it sounds fine. 

BiscuitBoy714@xxxxxxx wrote:
                  He couldn't have been more right. I have drilled this in my sons, and Godsons head for about 10 years now. I always tell them that if you play the wrong note, but at the right time, it is much better than playing the wrong note at the wrong time. Of course the right note is what we strive for all of the time but still.........you get my drift.
   
            Your Grandfather sounds like a cool guy dude.
   
           Randy
          BiscuitBoy Blues