Re: [Harp-L] Tongue Blocking the blow bends

[Nicolas Fouquet <bbhcfr@xxxxxxxx>]

Another deal is which side of the harmonica you do tongue-block. I recently met a harmonica player in PAris who has been learning harmonica by himself and He does tongue-block, but putting the tongue on the left side as well as on the right side!!! I was totally amazed as that guy claims being a begginner. Well, he is in a certain kind of way, but He also has stuff to teach to the most accomplished of us!!! He did show fews other things and it has been hard for me to not drop my jaws down and just look quiet and peacefull!!!!!
 
 
Froggy


Mudharp@xxxxxxx wrote:
In a message dated 1/3/2005 8:13:58 AM Central Standard Time, 
engineering@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

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The simple answer is yes.

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do the draw bends, even on my G harp.>>

Then you're off to a good start. I'm on the same quest and by following a 
very cool tip that was given to me by a master tongue blocker, I'm getting close. 
I think I can pass this on without breaking the code of omerta. If you can 
consistantly hit the 6 draw TB bend then you are already set up to do TB blow 
bends. Try this excercise: Take a standard C diatonic and hit a 6 draw and bend 
it. The first note will be A, bendable one half step to an Ab. Now take a LOW 
F harp, hit an 8 blow and bend it. It's the very same A and can only be bent 
to the same Ab. On both harmonicas the note is the same A reed. Same note, same 
register and both downbendable only one half step due to the opposing G reed. 
It's important that you use a LOW F or your 8 blow A reed will be tuned an 
octave high, and for this excercise to be effective you don't want that.

OK so now you've got 2 different harps with the same reed, note and bend, 
except the only difference is that one's a 6 draw and one's an 8 blow. You use 
the same mouth feel for both. It's just a simple matter of taking the same 
embouchure, that you use on the C harp to TB bend the 6 draw and use it on the F 
harp 8 blow bend. Simple in theory anyway. In practice it's something else, but 
that's why they call it practice. Good luck.

T. Albanese 







In a message dated 1/3/2005 8:13:58 AM Central Standard Time, 
engineering@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> Is it possible to blow bend the 8, 9, and 10 holes while tongue blocking?
> 
> With hints from some good players on Harp-L and lot of practice I'm able to 
> do the draw bends, even on my G harp.
> 
> Now I've got a riff that uses the 8 blow bend and am switching to pucker to 
> hit it as it uses the tip of my tongue to deflect the airstream.
> 

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