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From: fjm/cja
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 20:59:43 -0700 (MST)
Subject: amplified carp

Too many fish in this world already. Actually while I can agree with
much of the recent discussion regarding amplification/gizmos there is
more than a grain of truth in the statement that amplified harmonica and
acoustic harmonica are two entirely different instruments. Certainly a
poor acoustic player will be a poor amplified player but many excellent
acoustic players suffer when the hit the steep learning curve that
amplification requires. Just as knowing which end of the harmonica to
hold upwards can be important knowing how to eliminate feedback and still
be heard in a loud blues band is also an essential skill. There are many
who think wrongly that the way to good tone is some special combination
of equipment. Not true but, in my opinion what seperates the truly great
players from the merely good is the sum total of a lot of subtlety and
nuance. Details matter. Howard Levy has a rackmount preference the same
as Big Walter Horton liked his Princeton. To suggest that techno talk is
foppish folly is wrongheaded. Anything in extreme can diminish the
whole. To disregard the tools of our trade in pursuit of some puritan
ethic can only serve to limit our choices of expression.

Finally let me say that this post is in no way an attack of any
individual viewpoint expressed on this list. If you think I'm referring
to YOU you're wrong. Like others before me I'm adding my 2 cents to the
discussion. Lets hope the discussion continues to evolve. fjm