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Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 18:33:05 +0300
From: "Nicholas Cocris"
Subject: Re: tongue flutters, TB trills & vibrato

On Wed May 22, 2002 1:25 am
Gatorha~ol.com wrote :

>for reasons i don't comprehend, i can get this effect on the draw, but not
>the blow. i have never been able to roll an "r", and so cinqo de mayo is
>usually a very sad day for me.
>on the draw, i just put various parts of my tongue to the roof of my mouth
>and inhale. it sounds sort of like a snare drum roll. i did it once, and
>the band i was in just looked at me and went "whoa." i didn't think it was
>any big deal, 'cause it wasn't something i had to figure out.
>i wish i could do it on blow notes, though...mostly for rhythm playing ala
>madcat.
>
>stevenj...the gator-man

I nearly missed that one.
Another wonderful reference to those high blow note trills
- - excuse me for this subject swerving from the draw note trills -
is Big Walter Horton. On Alligator's classic w/Carey Bell
there's I think on "Trouble In Mind" or elsewhere in there ,
correct me if I cite the wrong track , has a honey sweet blow note trill
which , if I'm not wrong , is more feasible with pucker.
That said , I haven't given this much practice on tb.

Nicholas Cocris