[Harp-L] Overblow Learning Trick

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In response to the List-Members that are having trouble getting their first
OB's:

Once you've got the 'feel' of what an Overblow is supposed to feel like,
it'll make them a lot easier to practice and play; kind of like how you got
your first regular 'bend' . . . Once you knew what it felt like, you were
able to then practice them and get more precise etc . . . So, to get your
first overblow . . . Take a G harmonica apart, and put scotch tape over the
blow reed slot; then put the harp back together.  Then, blow on the 6th hole
like you would blow for a 9th hole blow bend (for example), and the note can
only do one of two things . . . either it will play nothing, or it will play
the overblow . . . Once you've played and can control the overblow somewhat,
take the scotch tape off and you'll have  better "feel" for how to play it .
. . Hope this helps . . . let us know . . . 

 

Paul Messinger/Chapel Hill NC