Third Autoharp Contest Tune, 2005 Walnut Valley Festival

[kkkolonel]

I've watched this video dozens of times over the past few years - still blows my face clean off - imagine a face with a bottom lip encapsulating my forehead and hair - yeah well thats me now.. shit I wish I could play Autoharp..

[jesseplymale]

@kkkolonel Haha! Well, it actually isn't hard to start playing Autoharp. You should get one! You might end up being a natural at it.

[dustyturtle]

Very nice. Your right hand technique is most impressive.

[psychosis5041]

Oh gosh that wAs ggggreAt

[drtune]

mmm splendid. Makes me want to dust mine off and learn it properly

[nicechuck1956]

Wow, I"m really impressed. Great job

[strollby]

Great, most enjoyable

[chentiangemalc]

i've never heard autoharp played so well, sounds great

[Robyn6740]

Awesome playing... pleasure to listen to.

[shhhsilentknight]

Kool sound Dude - never heard this played so well

[stricklykeys]

I've never heard an auto harp played like this! Wow!

[Scarlett4Zanzibar]

This is SO excellent! Do tell us about the autoharp you are playing. BRAVO.

[jesseplymale]

I'd heard several times that the old American-made Centurion 'harps sounded particularly good. So when I saw one on eBay, I took a chance and got it, not knowing the condition it would be in. It arrived with a collapsed soundboard, a common problem due to the old Centurions's light construction. I got some spruce strips and glued them inside, then tuned it as a Bb diatonic with a Bob Lewis string set, and put a John Hollandsworth chord bar set on it. The sound was amazing.

[sunnymusicman]

Very well played, Jesse. Your style matches a very good sounding autoharp too. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Harper John, in Florida

[mangoluvsu]

This is absolutely fabulous and you have so much music coming from you inside.. beautiful job! Hands down!

[CarterFamilyForever]

very nice! question i play the mountain dulcimer and was contemplating taking up the autoharp or Bass.maybe both but i was wondering is the autoharp very confusing?was it difficult to learn?beautiful!!!!

[manxman45]

What a lovely sound you produce and such complicated tunes too. Fabulous.

[abluechipstock]

very good!