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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 08:44:43 -0800
From: "Patrick, Whit"
Subject: Bb Harps... why they sound good

Steve, you responded to the following...

"Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 01:03:44 EST
From: Moandabl~ol.com
Subject: Re: What key harp to buy next

In a message dated 1/6/01 8:20:24 PM, Gatorha~ol.com writes:

<< plus b-flat harps sound so cool, for a reason i can't explain. "

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I've noted in my barbershop singing, that a large number of the songs
written or arranged for acapella mens' voices are in the Bb key. Maybe the
Bb harmonica sounds so good because it proximates the average man's vocal
range. Just a thought...

Whit Patrick