Re: [Harp-L] overdraw overbend overblow

[Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>]

Mike Best,
Although I agree with you that your concept should be the correct concept,
I have heard so many people refer to overdraws as overblows that I have
just accepted it as slang.

Patrick,
Bending makes a note go lower in pitch.  Overblows and overdraws make a
note go higher in pitch.  Unless you are overblowing or own a half valved
harp, XB-40, sub 30 or X reed harp, you cannot create a fully chromatic
scale on a standard harmonica by bending only.  It is true that  some harps
inexplicably do small bends where they are not supposed to be able to do
it, perhaps you have lucked into a harp like that.  Please send an MP3 or
video of you playing a fully chromatic scale without overblows.
Michael Rubin
Michaelrubinharmonica.com


On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 9:02 AM, Mike Best <mike.d.best@xxxxxx> wrote:

> That all sounds right to me, except the first statement "overblows also
> cover both overblows and overdraws"
>
> To my mind, an overblow is played by blowing and an overdraw is played by
> drawing. You can call either of them an overbend if you want, but you can't
> use the term overblow to describe an overdraw
>
> There, have I added further to the confusion?
>
> Cheers
> Mike
>
> On 09/02/2014, at 1:42 PM, Robert Hale <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Oh boy!
> > I think I need to graph this! Do we have consensus?
> >
> > Answers, so far...
> >
> > overblows also cover both overblows and overdraws.  if someone called 7
> > overdraw the 7 overblow he would still be using standard harp speak.
> >
> > "Overbend" is the general term for both overdraws and overblows.
> > "Overblows" are the overbends available on holes 1 to 6; overdraws are
> the
> > overbends available on holes 7 to 10.
> >
> > Overbend (also overnotes) = overdraw and overblow
> >
> > Thanks to each of you for contributing. I'm not clear on this yet.
> >
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