Re: [Harp-L] Howard Levy overblows out of the box



Philharpn@xxxxxxx wrote:
<Just because Howard can overblow ANY harp doesn't mean that everyone <else has the potential and if they can't, they need to work more on <their technique. Howard could probably overblow a tin whistle. But <then he's HOWARD.
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<Harps that work for overblows and overdraws have the "right" set up or <reed adjustment.


Howard told me at Buckeye state in 1999 that the right gapping and reed setup was 90% of overblowing--his words, not mine--and he spent 15 minutes or so in NYC last week discussing the reed setup that works for overblowing (tight gap with reed tip slightly raised).

The reed setup definitely matters.

Regards, Richard Hunter
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