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High Note Wah-Wah Problem
High Note Wah-Wah Problem
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mickil
77 posts
Mar 14, 2009
3:39 PM
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This isn't so much a basic, beginner type question - at least, I don't think so.
I can get really big, fat, juicy wah-wahs below hole 6.
The trouble is that on holes higher than that they become inconsistent.
For example, on an A harp, 7 blow and 10 blow are weak, wehereas 8 blow and 9 blow are fine. On a C harp, 6 blow and 10 blow are weak, whereas 7(which is weak on an A), 8 and 9 blow are fine. I think my 6 blow on my C harp is a tiny fraction flat, but I can't see what difference this would make.
I can't work this out. I hold the harp in the usual way, thumb underneath, middle finger supporting the back, and my fourth finger and pinky forming a little shell. My cupping hand doesn't cup holes 8 through 10, but 8 and 9 are fine, whereas 10 isn't.
I don't know enough to work out whether it's normal to have wah-wah weak spots like this; different characteristics of reeds and all that. If it's normal then I can rest at that; if not, I will have to obsess until I've perfected this aspect of harp playing.
Your thoughts on this one would be much appreciated.
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'If it sounds GOOD to you, it's bitchen; if it sounds BAD to YOU, it's shitty' - Frank Zappa
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TheFanHead2
16 posts
Mar 15, 2009
7:05 AM
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You have to change your hand position for this. I know of no one who can wah on the high notes. just experiment, if you have the determination, it'll come.
Stefan Ward
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mickil
78 posts
Mar 15, 2009
7:26 AM
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Stefan,
Many thanks for that. It was driving me nuts.
Mick
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'If it sounds GOOD to you, it's bitchen; if it sounds BAD to YOU, it's shitty' - Frank Zappa
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mr_so&so
54 posts
Mar 16, 2009
11:22 AM
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@Stefan
That www.patmissin.com site is really cool. Thanks!
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Patrick Barker
201 posts
Mar 16, 2009
4:50 PM
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I don't really hear high wah's that often... good luck though, if it works that'll be awesome
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"Without music, life would be a mistake" -Nietzsche
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mickil
90 posts
Mar 17, 2009
10:18 AM
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@PB: if I can get them to work consistently across all the high notes, I'll resurrect this thread. Thanks, Mick
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'If it sounds GOOD to you, it's bitchen; if it sounds BAD to YOU, it's shitty' - Frank Zappa
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