RE: [Harp-L] OB's

["Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

c'mon now.... Just because YOU can't do them doesn't mean that it
shouldn't be done... I have never had anyone comment on my overblow
usage.  All people really care about is the music and the feel you
give them when you play. 





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>---- Original Message ----
>From: harpshredder@xxxxxxxxx
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [Harp-L] OB's
>Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:52:28 -0800 (PST)
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>>   Thank you Cletus.I couldn't have said it better
>>myself.In the 70's I did a lot of overblowing on
>>Golden Melody harps because they're much easier to OB
>>on and my own band mates thought I was hittin' clams !
>>My buddy guitarist Peter Atanasoff ( who toured w/
>>Butterfield and Buzzy Feiten in the early 80's)  told
>>me Butter used only Marine Bands and I switched back
>>to them and cut way back on my OB's. I do enjoy
>>chromatic harp as well- intonation is a very high
>>priority w/ me. Everyone has to make their own choices
>>on these issues. Rick Epping (my first harp teacher
>>back in '71) seems pretty horrified @ the use of
>>overblows.Now if I could could just get him to push
>>the slide button on the chrome ! Rick, I kid !!
>>                                                      
>>                          Chris "Hammer" Smith
>>
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Chris Michalek

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