From: Pat Missin Date: Fri, 5 Jul 1996 20:53:37 +0100 Subject: Back again
Hello everyone - after a year's absence from the net, here I am again. Please send correspondence, praise, insults, credit card numbers, etc. to my new address above.
My thoughts on toungue blocking versus puckering - if you want to master the harp, learn both (and any other embouchures you can find). If you want to make your own personal statement, use whichever one suits your playing best. TB gives you a certain attack to each note, allows large intervals to be smoothly played and is a contributory factor towards your tone. Puckering allows you to play faster runs, easier overblows and more controlled bends (as well as freeing your tongue to allow you to use it for certain effects). Horses for courses - nobody says you have to use one or the other. Damn - and I said I wasn't going to get drawn into this argument....
Does anyone out there know what special tuning Bernie Bray used on the chrom to play "Sweet Georgia Brown"? And does anyone know the special tuning Paul Orta uses on his 10-hole chroms?
My collection of altered tunings for the harmonica currently contains about 100 different setups and wil soon be publicly available. Watch this space...
