Harp boy in progress
49 posts
Dec 31, 2010
9:40 AM
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my favourite key harp is the Bb as i find it suits my playing best.
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jonlaing
165 posts
Dec 31, 2010
10:17 AM
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I'll second the Bb. Not too high and not too low. Goldylocks harp.
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jonlaing
166 posts
Dec 31, 2010
10:17 AM
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Though for just pure 2nd pos, a D sounds really nice too. But I don't play much 2nd pos anymore.
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Joch230
356 posts
Dec 31, 2010
11:03 AM
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I play the most in Ab, Bb an D. Ab is great for chugging, Bb is still full sounding but easily bendable and expressive. My D and Bb harps are Buddha harps to they are extra fun to play. My favorite changes every day.
-John
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Barry C.
106 posts
Dec 31, 2010
11:15 AM
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I'll go for the high note harp - Eb is my fav 'cause it swings with the horns in Bb~
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groyster1
659 posts
Dec 31, 2010
11:19 AM
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Ive said this before Bb is my favorite-just right I guess followed by C and D
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Greyowlphotoart
303 posts
Dec 31, 2010
11:26 AM
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Has to be Bb as a stand alone key for playing, it just sounds, well.....right.
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groyster1
661 posts
Dec 31, 2010
11:33 AM
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dont get to use Bb much whilst jamming as guitarists not crazy about key of F
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jonlaing
168 posts
Dec 31, 2010
11:36 AM
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These days I only jam with one guy, a guitarist who uses a capo. So I'll move his capo for him so that I get to play my Bb in various positions.
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boris_plotnikov
392 posts
Dec 31, 2010
11:54 AM
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Bb, 9-10 holes not as high as in C, while 1-2 holes are not too low as A.
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MP
1207 posts
Dec 31, 2010
12:07 PM
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-A,Bb,C,D,F,G, and Eb. i also like Ab,B,Db,E,and F#.
each harp has different strengths for different positions and obviously pitch is a factor.
i do carry A and C with me at all times. just like my keys and wallet. ---------
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groyster1
663 posts
Dec 31, 2010
12:19 PM
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thanks boris
maybe thats why I like Bb so much
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nacoran
3519 posts
Dec 31, 2010
12:48 PM
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Bb-D-Low Low F, Low F, C, E, F
In roughly that order. After that I don't have any real favorites.
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harpdude61
588 posts
Dec 31, 2010
12:49 PM
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The longer I play the more I like the higher harps. Couple years ago I would have said A or Bb, but now I really like playing a D harp in 2nd position.
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oldwailer
1473 posts
Dec 31, 2010
3:17 PM
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D is my favorite--and I love a good A shuffle to play over. . .
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groyster1
666 posts
Dec 31, 2010
5:54 PM
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I really find a Dharp is the easiest to bend 2 3 and 4draw what do you think??
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mOOnerken
7 posts
Dec 31, 2010
6:41 PM
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Normally- Bb, C, and D. But today I was listening to something (can't remember what it was) in the key of C. I picked up my F GM and began jamming along. I couldn't believe how beautiful it sounded and how easy it played (that never used to be the case). It was magical and blended perfectly with the song and for a short time that F harp was my favorite harp. I'm going to mess with it more now. Has that ever happened to you?
Ken
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hvyj
964 posts
Dec 31, 2010
9:05 PM
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Eb--I like the lively response and focused tone. Puts me in Bb for 2d position, G minor for 5th, C minor for 4th, F Dorian minor for 3rd, so it's a harp I use a lot.
Btw, I consider my instrument to be my performing set of 12 harps, not whatever harp I happen to be playing on a particular tune. It's like having 12 children--you don't love any one of them more than another even though each one is different.
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GermanHarpist
1932 posts
Dec 31, 2010
9:46 PM
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/It's like having 12 children--you don't love any one of them more than another even though each one is different./
Beautifully said.
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Todd Parrott
291 posts
Dec 31, 2010
11:08 PM
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Db and E.
Db (Ab 2nd position) has a really nice mood to it. Not sure why there isn't more blues in Ab.
E (B 2nd position) is nice because the key of B has more of a bite to it for rock and blues, yet can sound very bright and happy for some songs.
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Arnoud73
38 posts
Jan 01, 2011
1:10 AM
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Ab....because I never use this key in gigs, but I always carry it with me, so it 's really MY harp...
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Ant138
727 posts
Jan 01, 2011
4:25 AM
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I would say Ab. It seems to be the key i have most control over:o)
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Ant138
728 posts
Jan 01, 2011
4:26 AM
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I also love playing a G harp.
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diletto
38 posts
Jan 01, 2011
4:56 AM
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@nacoran...you play a Low Low F? I got one for chrismas, and find myself struggling with bending 2draw as far as on other harps...is it possible at all?
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phogi
489 posts
Jan 01, 2011
7:30 AM
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C'mon guys? where are the puns?
F'n A.
Sometimes people with hearing problems request the A harp. they keep saying 'A, A, A.'
When I'm at the ocean, I play the C.
When I'm in the club I pull out the g. G's in da house!
I'll avoid the obvious one about the D.
When you are at my orchard you gatta watch out for the B.
eh, eh?
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Greyowlphotoart
310 posts
Jan 01, 2011
8:50 AM
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@ Phogi
Bb when I'm singing
Ab when I'm house hunting
A for horses
C for miles
I'm done.
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phogi
490 posts
Jan 01, 2011
9:38 AM
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After the bar, I go back to Db.
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Rubes
202 posts
Jan 01, 2011
2:13 PM
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I've always been fond of D, your average guitar person usually finds blues in A comfortable.... :~)
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robbert
23 posts
Jan 01, 2011
2:47 PM
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I use every key harp and the C 4 octave chromatic, but generally prefer the low E and the low F, instead of the regular E and F.
Bb is a wonderful key...
but I think in C.
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nacoran
3525 posts
Jan 01, 2011
3:17 PM
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Dileto, I can bend it, but not as easily as other harps! It got easier as the harp got broken in.
The blow bends up on the high end work wonderfully though. In fact, it's the harp I learned blow bends on. I use it for a lot of chugging and it can actually make some pretty neat noises that really don't come out on other harps.
It's so airtight I can also play the top of the harp while blowing and drawing on the bottom, basically getting the 1 hole to sound at the same time as the 10. I can, when I've been working on it, using my thumb to block the 10 hole, get the 9 or 8 to sound. I've only played around with that, but it could do some interesting things.
Here is a tongue snap sound effect that I do use, sort of like you'd do to snap gum. The take isn't great; I was just trying to get the idea down. It's hard to play it quickly. (It's two tracks, the LLF and a regular C.) The wave file looks crazy. It's the only sound I've ever seen that bounces up above the mid line.
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Aussiesucker
711 posts
Jan 01, 2011
5:53 PM
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an Ab Crossover. Love it cause it growls. But for most use G & D Bluesmaster.
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