Re: [Harp-L] weird bending?

[Mike Best <mike.d.best@xxxxxx>]

I've got a Golden M in G which I got from a customizer called Sergezzz in Estonia or somewhere like that. One of the things he did was out some valves on holes 1 to 3 which means I can bend the blow notes. I never actually do it when playing, but I can if I want to
Cheers
Mike

On 24/12/2012, at 10:01 AM, Mike Price <mikerockin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have been bending notes on regular diatonic  harps for 25 years now and the only way I can blow bend holes 1-4 is on the new Suzuki sub30 "unltrabend" harmonica. Are you sure your BLOW bending 1-4  and not DRAW bending?
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> *** Mike
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> I would have to see or hear it to believe it.
> On Dec 23, 2012, at 8:02 PM, karen mass <kdmass7@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> hi ya'll...
>> 
>> i've played chord harmonica for many years, fooled around with chromatic
>> (and now getting serious about it), and only messed with diatonics a wee
>> tiny bit over the years.
>> 
>> recently, because i've had time and inclination, i've been messing about
>> with blues harps, hoping i could pick up some blues licks just for giggles.
>> 
>> so i go to youtube, find michael rubin's tutorials and start working my way
>> through them.   i've been stuck on bending because i can't yet get three
>> half step draw bends on the three hole, even on a low-a tuned harp.  i'm
>> still working at it cuz i know i'm gunna get em eventually.
>> 
>> anyhow, the reason for this post is that in web researching the note
>> possibilities on a diatonic, i've learned this is how diatonics are sposed
>> to work:
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>> hole 1 blow
>> hole 1 draw
>> hole 1 draw bend down 1/2 step
>> hole 2 blow
>> hole 2 draw
>> hole 2 draw bend down 1/2 step
>> hole 2 draw bend down 1 step
>> hole 3 blow
>> hole 3 draw
>> hole 3 draw bend down 1/2 step
>> hole 3 draw bend down 1 step
>> hole 3 draw bend down 1 1/2 step
>> hole 4 blow
>> hole 4 draw
>> hole 4 draw bend down 1/2 step
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>> at least, that's what the documentation i've found on the web sez.
>> 
>> BUT
>> 
>> in my goofing around i've found i can bend holes 1 through 4 BLOW down at
>> least 1/2 step each!   that means on my A harp i can get a Ab.  and i
>> measured all four holes with an electronic tuner.  is this normal?  why
>> don't the note charts for diatonics show this?  or have i just not seen
>> them?  btw, this appears to be repeatable and controllable for all 4
>> holes.  i haven't messed with holes 5 through 10 yet.
>> i have also tried this on C, D, and Bb harps and it seems to hold true on
>> them too.
>> 
>> if i'm displaying my ignorance in all its glory (and i got a LOT of
>> glory!)  thats cool.   if not, have others seen this phenomenon?
>> 
>> iowaplayer
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