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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 00:21:48 -0800
From: "troutdan"
Subject: Re:with and without amplification ?

>Steven K. wrote:

>I, for one, feel that there are two different approaches to playing harp:
>acoustic harp is entirely different from amplified. Certainly subtleties
are
>best heard with amplification, and (to me) no acoustic harp has ever
screamed >like an amplified one. I find that when I play amplified, I play a
hell of a
>lot more aggressively.
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Just a thought: Is acoustic harmonica only acoustic when it's played
without
amplification?

Webster says: acoustic: relating to or being a musical instrument whose
sound is not electronically
modified.

amplify: to increase the strength or amount of;
esp:to make
louder.

Troutdan...............