RE: [Harp-L] kim wilson,rick estren,mark hummel,etc overblows

[Scott Albert Johnson <scojo@xxxxxxxxx>]

Niall: without addressing all elements of your post (some of which do have merit), this statement:
 
"[overbends] are badly intonated (overbends have a fixed pitch that doesn't conform to either Equal Temperament or Just Intonation) so not only are you introducing notes that aren't in the key you're playing in, but they're always bum notes, in a manner of speaking."
 
... is COMPLETELY false.  Overbends are indeed bendable -- rather easily, once one has been doing it for a while -- and your alleged "fixed" pitch simply does not exist.  It's true that it's a challenge to consistently play overbends in tune, but it is absolutely doable.
 
It's fine if you don't care for the OB/OD technique and the styles of play that typically use it.  To each their own.  But don't say it's for a reason that doesn't actually exist.





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