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Subject: Re: Question about Valved harps
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About what Mike Curtis has accomplished with valved harps.
I jammed with Ironman a couple of weeks ago and can report that his valved
harp doesn't sound "cheezy" at all. His solo's
are fully chromatic with nary a hint of position playing when he accompanies
music in the key of E major on his C harp, or A 
minor. His tone is quite good. He valved a harp for me, however, and I have
to admit there is a definite cheezy odor when I play it. I do think that if I
decide to work with it and use chromatic scales, I can overcome this. Thing
is...I'm not sure I want or need a full chromatic range for the way I think
about and feel music. If I did,I would have stayed with my '64 chro and be
good on it by now. I hear my music diatonically and am happy with those
limitations. . As Wendell Barry writes: "It's the impeded brook that
sings."Jon