thanks y'all, some stuff I don't know.

You've got me there, Poppa. Even when I don't use a rack I don't do much about hand effects, though it's easier to do mouth effects because of the grip. Some guys hold a mike right to the harp and do all this hand stuff--if it really does much to the sound it's over my head. I think hand-effects may be just a little over-blown, so to speak. But I'm probably wrong.

   I look forward to hearing these reels, because I suspect they sound stilted when I do them, and I'd like to hear what good people do. But they're a fine workout on a short-scale instrument--I can usually talk myself into doing what I like, despite the ends.