Re: [Harp-L] Howard Levy overblows out of the box

[Frank Evers <frank@xxxxxxxxx>]

Am Freitag, 28. MÃrz 2008 schrieb Philharpn@xxxxxxx:
> Just because Howard can overblow ANY harp doesn't mean that
> everyone else has the potential and   if they can't, they need to
> work more on their technique. Howard could probably overblow a tin
> whistle. But then he's HOWARD.

Yes. Thats what i meant when i wrote "An experienced overblow player 
will get overblows with most any harp".

If you want to _learn_ overblows, the harp should be as overblow 
friendly as can be. Even then it's hard enough to get even the first 
ugly squealing overblow sounds out of that beast.
A custom harp is a good thing to start with, even when there are off 
the shelf harps that do overblows pretty well for somebody who 
already knows how to do it.
 These off the shelf harps are still made in mass production and some 
are better, others not quite as good. If you buy a custom harp thats 
guaranteed to overblow easily, you _know_, that somebody has tried 
the best to make it real good.

So i'd opt for spending the money and getting a custom one.

-- 
GruÃ,Frank