Re: [Harp-L] RE: Overblowing newbie

[David Payne <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Glenn, 
Get a bunch of harps and try it on the six hole. Some will be easier than others. Maybe try the five. At this point, your five and six are the overblow candidates. Hell, I still can't overblow anything besides 4,5,and 6 on a stocker, and then all stockers won't overblow. 

Dave
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Glenn Weiser <celticguitar1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hi there-

I'm trying to teach myself overblowing using an unmodified stock Marine 
Band, key of C, starting with the 6-hole.
OK, so I'm not a harmonica newbie, but I feel like one now, because it's 
hard as hell to get the reed to pop up to the OB note. And it sounds awful 
when I do.
Speaking as a supplicant with folded hands, my question to the OB gurus is: 
what am I doing wrong? Can it really be this hard?
Can you advise, Winslow? Anyone?

Glenn Weiser
http://www.celticguitarmusic.com/harppage.htm 

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----- Original Message ----
From: Chris Canning <chriscanning@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, April 6, 2008 10:31:26 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] RE: Overblowing newbie

> what am I doing wrong? Can it really be this hard?
> Can you advise, Winslow? Anyone?

> Glenn Weiser

Hi Glen, I am in very much the same position as you; No slouch on blues harp
but learning to overblow. I put a clip on YouTube soliciting help yesterday
and last night tried once again. And I got a clear note!! That's right I am
an Overblowing Monster!!!! Before you know it I will be playing "Sweet
Georgia Brown" and Stuff. I can thoroughly recommend embarrassing yourself
on YT as motivation. But the real story is 1. Harp setup 2. Don't force it
(overblow is just a name for the technique) 3. Keep trying (after all it
took me a couple of years to get normal bending). 

If you want to see me embarrassed then.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7ab1Ph221E

Regards Chris Canning

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