Re: [Harp-L] Summertime on A Diatonic

["ben bouman" <fitgo@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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Summertime: 2nd position..A harp..
played and recorded during a jamsession in a wonderful harmonica and 
accordeonmuseum in Malden/Holland www.accordeonmuseum.nl , called : de Muse.

Ben Bouman
www.beta-harps.com
Ben Bouman
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rusty Wilson" <harpoon_man@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Summertime on A Diatonic


Fred - nice survey of the various positions for this piece.  I spent a few 
minutes last night and this morning on the way to work playing Summertime in 
positions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 on a "regular" tuned diatonic.  Here are my 
impressions on each position, listed in order of my preference from favorite 
to least favorite:

3rd - My favorite for this tune.  The hole 3 bends don't bother me that 
much.  However, I once was in a band that played this tune, and I always did 
it in 3rd position on a chromatic instead of a diatonic.

4th - I had not tried this tune in 4th but got it pretty easily... no 
objections to the bent tonic.  The head is easy enough in 4th, but I would 
have an easier time improving over the changes in 3rd though... guess that 
means I need to practice 4th more.

5th - The blow/draw patterns seem a little unusual, and this is coming from 
a player who really likes 5th position.  Also, the 5OB was pretty prominent, 
and I didn't make it sound very good.

2nd - Not much trouble playing the notes, but tough to make them sound 
musical and consistent with all the bends.

1st - Yikes, my technique (or lack thereof) on the 4OB was a deal killer for 
me.  I'm sure the NM tuning would work better.

-Rusty
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