[Harp-L] RE: bending using tongue-block

[backbender1 <backbender1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi -

I believe most of the Chicago style players to be
TB'ing the bends to the left, so if they are bending
the 2 draw, they are blocking hole 1...etc... 

Not every player did that, but most of the "cream of
the crop" did that (Big Walter, both Sonny Boys, James
Cotton, Little Walter most of the time, George Smith
most of the time....). I don't think those players
(Chicago style players) switched that much, just from
listening to the stuff, but I'm sure they were capable
of doing it. I can't think of a recording that I can
tell they bent with the switching technique, but there
may be some out there I am not aware of.

I do switch & bend sometimes, and I do TB my overblows
as well.

Hope this helps. Maybe some others will have more info
on this...

-Dennis Gruenling



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