Re: flaten 7 hole draw?

["Stephen Shaw" <moorcot@xxxxxxx>]

From: "hazcon" <hazcon@xxxxxxxxxx>

>Hi all,
>  Recently i've been trying to venture out of my safety zone and play the 
>top
>notes more often.
>         In playing the blues scales i find that the 7 draw often dosen't
>just seem to
>'fit' that well into scheme of things; so ,i've been  thinking about
>flattening the reed a semitone permanently.
>         That way i figure that i have a flat 3rd on the E scale and a flat
>7th on the A all the time(playing 2nd on an A harp,just for blues)
>         Has anyone done this or have any pros/ cons.
>         I seem to remember Brendan Power talking about it at some stage.
>Cheers
>Rick
>inNZ


You could consider valving the 7-blow reed.  That way you'll be able to 
draw-bend to the flattened 7th note, and keep the original note as well.  
This is not advice from an expert - just something I've been playing around 
with.  It does work, if you can get the control you need!

Steve Shaw


Want more than the blues?  Try Irish!
http://mysite.freeserve.com/trad_irish_harmonica





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