Re: [Harp-L] 12th position

["Bob Laughlin" <rlaughlin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Winslow Yerxa" <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] 12th position

> The bottom of a bend is always flatter than the proper note; same goes
> for an overblow. Both need to be raised slightly to be in tune. If any
> note needs to be in tune, it's your tonic note.
>
> Winslow

Winslow,,

That's what he (Larry) said, in the second paragraph, quoted below.

"Mashing down the two hole inhale bend to the floor will give you a tone
approximately 20 cents flat of the true pitch. To play well in 12th position
w/tonic note, learn to play that note at pitch. The same goes for all the
notes
created w/bending techniques. If you push them to the "floor", the tone will
be
 below the true pitch of that specific note."