overblows, was Same Old Thing

["Mike Curtis" <ironmancurtis@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've tried overblows, and likewise don't care much for them.  I find them
"cardboardey" in sound (even the best I've heard thuis far - not counting
the special "overblow" harmonicas like the Bahnson that require the use of
hands and consequently of no practical use to me in a rack), and they "jump
out" at me.

Instead, I use a partially valved diatonic.  By valving bendable reeds, I
can bend the normally unbendable reeds.  The sound of "proper" valved bends
is incredible.  In fact, it's actually beefier and fuller than normal two
reed bends (which kind of presents the "reverse" problem).  I'm a real
stickler for consistent sound on all reeds, and this is the closest to
perfect that I've found that also allows me to play chromatically.

 -- mike