Scales, modes, vibratos, tremulants, overblows, gapping, tuning, who's got time to do all this? I won't deny the importance of any of this, but with work and family, it's essential to pick and choose. What do I have to practice and work on, what can I let slide?
I use Lee Oskars, right out of the box, no gapping, no tuning. They respond well to my playing technique. They're consistent. They're loud. Yes, loud. I need loud harps.I love playing loud.
I think that tuning harps and gapping them is not relevant for my style of music. Of course I thought this about tongue blocking, about lip blocking, and thought this about working on my #3 bend. Working on these vastly improved my range and tone.
Damn. I suppose I must now peruse the archives and actually take the back off one of my harps.
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