"Harp" is short for harpsicord and it is a different instrument than the harmonica.
Brian was the only one in the band to play the harpsicord.

LADY JANE,TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT,MISS AMANDA JONES,SITTING ON A FENCE,
Brian also played saxaphone on several tracks too.

Actually harp is the stringed instrument used in classical music. A harp. But harp is commonly used as an abbreviation for harmonica in blues, rock and country/western.

Quote
whitem8
But harp is commonly used as an abbreviation for harmonica in blues, rock and country/western.

So they are actually the same instruments ?

-------------------
Keep On Rolling

Yup, in rock and blues, a harmonica is called a harp.

Marv Peck

Y'all remember that rubber legged boy

Thanks for the explanation

-------------------
Keep On Rolling

ROCKMAN

I believe that Brian played a dulcimer on Lady Jane, not a harpsichord.

Well, many people in rock and blues would say that harp is a diatonic harmonica, while harmonica itself would mean chromatic one. So there can be huge difference between harp and harmonica.

Remember this dialog between John Lennon and a BBC radio host?

- But now John has his work cut out on the next one, as he takes the guitar on and off his neck and pulls the harmonica in and out of his face.
- Harp, it's a harp.
- What's a harp?
- Uh, the harp, I'm playing a harp in this one.
- Playing a harp?
- Harmonica I play in "Love Me Do", harp in this one. Little.
- But it goes in...and...out
- It's a mouth organ, harp.

He played both on the studio version.

Charles Shaar Murray used to refer to it as a 'gob iron', which would probably offend the purists but seems appropriate to the raw R&B which the boys played back then.

I believe that both MJ and BJ played Echo Super Vampers and once appeared in ads for this brand. Anyone got any pictures?

AP is right. There's the classicla harmonica, plays a chromatic scale by pushing a button t get the half notes, see: [www.hohnerusa.com] and then there's the real mccoy, the blues harp, see: [www.hohnerusa.com]

A Dulcimer:


2 1 2 0

Quote
jjflash73
He played both on the studio version.

It was most likely Jack Nitzsche who played harpsichord on Lady Jane.

Brian, Stew and American sessioneer Jack Nitzsche took it in turns to play the harpsichord, piano or organ. Brian told me that there is some keyboard instrument or other on every track recorded. Stew and he handled the groovy type of numbers while Jack Nitzsche played on the slower numbers.

Quote
His Majesty

Quote
jjflash73
He played both on the studio version.

It was most likely Jack Nitzsche who played harpsichord on Lady Jane.

Brian, Stew and American sessioneer Jack Nitzsche took it in turns to play the harpsichord, piano or organ. Brian told me that there is some keyboard instrument or other on every track recorded. Stew and he handled the groovy type of numbers while Jack Nitzsche played on the slower numbers.

Judging the timing and technique that sure is Nitzsche on harpsichord.

And, as far as I know, a (blues)harp is a 10-hole harmonica, whereas any other form of the harmonica is a harmonica or a mouth-organ.

Mathijs



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2009-08-31 22:57 by Mathijs.