Re: [Harp-L] all the notes on the diatonic
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- Subject: Re: [Harp-L] all the notes on the diatonic
- From: Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 23:06:38 -0500
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"Bob Meehan" <yeehaw@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Hi Everyone,
>I'm calling BS on the guy that said that "overbends sound pathetic no
>matter who plays them". The fact is that there are 3 full chromatic <scales on a 10 hole diatonic harp and that if you have good tone and <good intonation it is very hard for anyone to here if you are using <overblows or overdraws! It's only when learning this technique that <these "new" notes sound bad. Once mastered, they can have a very nice <timbre.
Michael Peloquin wrote:
<I didn't feel that it even warranted a respose
Most of the time, I can tell when a note is overblown. Whether or not
they have a very nice timbre, it's often a very different timbre than
the notes that aren't overblown.
And regarding good intonation on overblows, or on regular bends for that
matter -- it's easier said than done.
Regards, Richard Hunter
hunterharp.com
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