RE: [Harp-L] Looking for a good overblow harp

["Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There are no good custimized harps for under $100.  Your best bet is
to go through Jimmy Gordon.  www.customharmonicas.com If you are
going the custom harp route you need to use a guy that can actually
overblow with proficiency. 

Your other option is to learn to set them up yourself.


Good Luck




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>---- Original Message ----
>From: blork@xxxxxxxxxxx
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Looking for a good overblow harp
>Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2004 16:23:35 -0400
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>>Hey list.
>>    I've recently took up overblow/drawing and am looking for a harp
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>>that will make this learning process much easier.  I'm only a new
>player 
>>to the harp(1 year) but i've decided that I want to know how to
>overblow 
>>from the begining, so that this effect eventually will hopefully
>become 
>>as second nature at a note bend.  I know this is a strange approach
>to 
>>learning harp, but i've already learned to overblow and this method 
>>makes sense to me with alot of the new work happening in harp music.
>>    Well anyway as I said i'm looking for a great overblow harp. 
>I've 
>>owned Lee oskars(horrible for OB), Vintage 1923(great instrument but
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>>hard to tame overblows on), and a special 20, my current overblow
>harp 
>>of choice.
>>    I'm willing to put some good money into either a customized 
>>harp(below 100 dollars) or into another kind of stock harp.  I've 
>>learned to gap reeds a bit, but I just don't have the skills to yet 
>>adjust harps on my own so i'll have to keep on learning.
>>    As an additional note I've read rumours on this board of a new
>OB 
>>friendly marine band hitting the market, if this is the case does
>anyone 
>>know when?  If the eta is definite is could be quite awhile...
>>Thanks
>>
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Chris Michalek
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