[Harp-L] overblows

[George Brooks <gbrooks1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Tinus asked the question:  on how low a harp can people confidently 
overblow hole 1?   Unless I missed something, the only reply came from 
Chris M., who could probably overblow a drainage culvert.  Certain 
people like him, Dennis Gruenling, and Carlos del Junco have developed 
enormous strength and can bend and overblow super-low harps.

I can sustain a hole one overblow on a low Eb harp.  Maybe on a low D 
harp, but I can't find mine right now.  Not on a low C harp, though.  
But being able to sustain the hole one overblow is not the test for me. 
 A certain degree of fluidity over the range of the instrument is.  The 
lowest harp I am comfortable performing with is a G.

George