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JohnnyZ
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 Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 2:24 pm Post subject: Re: Shots???? |
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| elizabeth wrote: | | Mark is, well, he is such a blast to see. Quintessential harp player (extraordinare) but so much more. |
Alright, I gotta ask. Is there a difference between a harp and a harmonica? I've always thought of a harp as being that big triangle-shaped string instrument that Harpo Marx played. And, before I saw James Montgomery last month, someone commented about how he's mastered the harp, but I just couldn't imagine him sitting on stage plucking away on this big stringed thing (I would've freaked if he actually did!)... 
Someone, please set me straight here.
Thanks,
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dodgeboy
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| Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 4:45 pm Post subject: A Harp Is a Harp |
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| My understanding is that a "harp" is a harmonica and the string inst. you refered to. In the old days a harmonica was called a "Blues Harp" thus being shortened to "harp". So in a blues setting...harp and harmonica are one and the same. Just my 2 cents. |
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jconstant
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| Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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Am I imagining this or have I also heard it refered to as a mouth harp?
It's late. Anything is possible at this point. |
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BlueRunner
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| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2004 9:47 am Post subject: |
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 Harp/harmonica: Here are some answers:
http://www.patmissin.com/ffaq/q3.html
Aeolian's gonna' be particularly interested.
TGIF and I can spend some time having fun with this.
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Aeolian
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| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2004 10:50 am Post subject: |
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| BlueRunner wrote: | Harp/harmonica: Here are some answers:
http://www.patmissin.com/ffaq/q3.html
Aeolian's gonna' be particularly interested.
TGIF and I can spend some time having fun with this. |
And you guys only suspected I was nothing but wind. 
Actually my other favorite pastime is sailing. At one time I was going to name my boat Aeolian Passage, meaning both a journey with the winds and a musical phrase. I decided against it as when you hail someone on the radio, you have to say the name of your vessel three times and that's too many sylables. 
I especially liked the French term for harmonica "ruins the lips". In my high school days I played some harp (John Fogarty did, Mark Farner, Joe Walsh, it was a requirement) and as it fell apart, I cut my lip or scratched it a few times.
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JingChiFan
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| Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 4:30 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | In my high school days I played some harp (John Fogarty did, Mark Farner, Joe Walsh, it was a requirement) |
Me too. That's originally what attracted me to the Bros. Arhoolie record in '75. Was also into J. Geils, Butterfield, Carey Bell, etc.
Oh yeah, and Jeff Beck, Tommy Bolin, Roy Buchanan, Robben....
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