Re: [Harp-L] Favorite harp key



Ah, my very first harp was a Marine Band in E, bought at the local music
store in small town Wyoming in 1973.  I bought an E harp because I wanted to
play in a band and I thought guitars were tuned to E, or something like
that...

Great harp.  I, too, love the way you can pop the reeds.  I always keep one
around, even though I don't think I have ever been asked to play in that
key.

-Spec20


On 5/1/07, Blueharp1@xxxxxxx <Blueharp1@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Funny this should come up today. I was playing with a new pitch shifter last night, with "1 octave up", "1 octave down" etc., trying out low-pitched harps with a tone above and high-pitched harps with a tone below.... I got so caught up just playing the E harp in cross position, I turned off the effect and just had my own little E-party for awhile. Something about the responsiveness of an E harp. They always feel nice and tight, with a quick response and a satisfying bark coming off a bend. I get that (in the best sense) "squealin' feelin'....Not a lot of tunes based in B though.

But it got me to thinking, which is generally dangerous: Is a
well-customized harp going to give me that same sort of response in other
keys?  I know this
is a bit subjective. Any insight here?

Thanks,
Jeff G
Denver

A Rocker in the Rockies....can't wait.



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