Re: [Harp-L] High end tongue block bending

["Jim Greenwald" <staggerin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Totally impossible and not worth your precious time.  Unless ... you can 
come across a miraculous pre-war Seydel Bandmaster.

Cheers,
Staggerin' Jim
Listen to Roots Harmonica at http://www.live365.com/stations/staggerinjim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Renshaw" <tonyrenshaw268@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 6:51 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] High end tongue block bending


> Gidday,
> I have spoken to a couple of people already about this and yet I would 
> like
> to put it up to the list. I can tongue block bend the draw notes on the
> harp, and would really like to be able to do the top end too. I get the
> feeling that if I practice heaps I may be able to get it to happen, but 
> what
> I want to know is, can I get a bent note intro into a straight blow note 
> on
> the top end.....a Twa, or doink (Jim Conway's word) ????
> Any suggestions to master this would be appreciated. Dennis G,,,,,you out
> there????
> Reg
> Tony Renshaw
> P.S. If anyone believes it is not worth the time and effort for the gain,
> let me know that too.