Re: [Harp-L] Fresh From A Workshop, I tackle "The Un-Natural Octave"

["steve warner" <10reedsbent@xxxxxxxxx>]

George Smith used to do it and I'm sure many other great players.  I read
that several years ago in Blues Revue when Doug McCleod would tell
his stories about George.  I decided to give it a go and after a short time
I did it.  Do Note:  "Doing that on command during a song is a whole nutha
ball game  lol  .  You can do it too if your tongue block is
sufficient...it's the F octave.   These are the reasons why tongue blocking
is so very important.  The possibilites are limitless.
 To make sure just set up a tuner and bend that octave if your ear doesn't
recognize it.
Check out holes 3 and 6.

By some chance did Madcat pull out his bag of jaw harps?  That's something
to see.  He'd have a harp in one hand, a jaw harp in the other and then hoot
and holler while switching back and forth.  I've got that one on film and
WOW!  He's a genious!

On 6/9/08, Bradford Trainham <bradford.trainham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> It's all true, of course!
> I attended the harmonica workshop held last week at the Kerrville Folk
> Festival.  It was a three dayer... With Michael Rubin, Rob Roy Parnell and
> Peter "Mad Cat" Ruth instructing.
> All I can say is... That if you've been "diagnosed" as an intermediate
> level
> player... And you want to be inspired..., you should attend such a workshop
> if the opportunity comes your way.
> Among the !!many!! Possibilities I brought back in terms of things to work
> on are the octaves to be had on the diatonic by sounding only draws eight
> and four or seven and three.
> And... While in a state of octave-obsessed ecstasy... I discovered that you
> might double-bend three, block four and five and sound six to get the
> octave
> (for instance) a on a c diatonic.
> And it's about this last one that I guess I'm wondering...  Does anyone
> else
> in the world use this as a dependable chop?
> What I'd like to do is become proficient enough at all the above-mentioned
> octave constructs such that I could incorporate them in a downward run in a
> solo as eighth notes quickly going from the eight/four, seven/three and
> then
> the six/double-bend-three ending up on the  six/three blow.
> (I realize I entered all these note pairs/holes-sounded from high to
> low/right-to-left which might be backward.  Have mercy!!)
> Also, I know octave harps exist if I wanted to drown the world in octaves.
> I'm mainly doing this for dexterity and because, after hearing "Mad Cat"
> play, I'm under the delusion that if one tried hard enough, one might do
> !!anything!! (Drive on the freeway!  Perform brain surgery where the brain
> was missing in both patient and surgeon...  "Command that these stones be
> made bread")
> With one diatonic harmonica.
>
> So in summary, does anyone use the double-bend three draw with the six hole
> to attain to one more "un-natural" octave?
> Brad (Octavian Caesar) Trainham
>
>
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