> In a message dated 4/27/01 6:17:54 PM Central Daylight Time, > harplic~ahoo.com writes: > > << However, it is rumored that he stole the idea from > his rival, Nikola Tesla, a much more skilled > inventor and harp player. Tesla invented the > overblow, btw. >> > > It is a real shame that Alexander Bell was not able to record the first > telephone transmission. Rumor has it that Bell not only spoke to his > assistant, but blew a top notch harmonica rendition of the Telephone Blues. > Alas, no one will ever know what position it was played in!! > I hate to nitpick, but Bell really recorded "Long Distance Call." Also "Moanin" in the Moonlight" (Bell had a phobia of having moonlight fall on his body while he was asleep).
