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Leaning your cheek against the harp?

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Mon, 04/19/2010 - 15:51
528hemi
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Hi David,

Do you lean your cheek into the harp when you are playing and when you go above 6 do you find you lean your opposite cheek into the harp.
When I play the low end I find my right cheek is against the harp. When I go to the higher end I find I get better volume and easy to play if I lean the harp against my left cheek.
Is this bad to do and should I be keeping the harp more straight all the time?
PS> The cheek seems to help cover the unused holes.

Thanks 528hemi

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Mon, 04/19/2010 - 20:21
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David Barrett
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You got the idea! Many players don't play above the 6th hole, so they keep their cheek to the right to cover the unused holes. For player that do, they will not usually switch cheeks, but if it works for you, go for it.

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