RE: [Harp-L] An Over-Blurring Of Over-Bends And Over-Blows

[David Payne <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Huh? ;)
   
  Actually, I do know what you are saying. No, that's not the case. When the blow reed is higher than the draw, the overblow is not possible, you're looking at an overdraw when you draw. In this case, the overdraw would be a half step higher than the blow reed, the overdraw would be F. 
   
  Dave
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Bradford Trainham <bradford.trainham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
  So then..., it's really a curiosity of the architecture of that harp which
makes the blow-bends yield the same result as what we'd expect from
over-blows? 
(At this point, a "Huh???" response would be entirely appropriate and
wouldn't offend me in the least.)
Brad Trainham

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Subject: Re: [Harp-L] An Over-Blurring Of Over-Bends And Over-Blows

IMHO, there are many harps that'll overblow better than a 365, 

The E blow is the higher one, right? Assuming that, what you're doing
isn't an overblow, it's a blow bend like you said. The limit of the bend is
a half-step higher than the lower, opposing reed. In this case, you are blow
bending to it's natural limit, a half step higher than the B reed, which is
this C. 

Dave
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Bradford Trainham 
wrote:
On A Hohner Marine-Band 365, in the key of c..., we find holes 11 through
14 giving us...
Hole 11 - e-blow b-draw
Hole 12 - g-blow d-draw
Hole 13 c-blow f-draw
And hole 14 - e-blow a-draw...

My question... When I blow-bend hole 11, I get... Consistently a c, which is
a half-step higher than the draw pitch. 
This would meet the requirements for the "over-blow' rule, but surely, this
isn't a true over-blow? 
I get the same results with holes 12 through 14 on this harp, that is, what
we would expect from an over-blow, a pitch a half-step higher than the draw.

If these are really over-blows..., do any other harps exist..., anywhere
within the known universe..., that would facilitate over-blowing as easy as
this? 
(Okay, but I had to ask...)
Brad Trainham

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