Re: Same Old Thing

["IronMan Mike Curtis" <ironman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I find that I can play valved bends pretty much as quickly as normal notes.

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From: <IcemanLE@xxxxxxx>
To: <moorcot@xxxxxxx>
Cc: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: Same Old Thing


> In a message dated 6/28/03 6:33:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
moorcot@xxxxxxx
> writes:
>
>
> > I
> > would love to be able to get "missing" notes by overblowing - but the
> > question is, is this ambition incompatible with my apparent need for
wider
> > gapping
>
> Yes, you may find that close gap overblow friendly reeds choke on the
regular
> notes when going for velocity and volume.
>
> By self experimentation, you may find a happy medium. However, the speed
that
> is demanded of Irish tunes may be too fast to incorporate many overblows
> played at pitch and seamlessly.
>
> The Iceman
>