Re: [Harp-L] Bending blow notes

[Zombor Kovacs <zrkovacs@xxxxxxxxx>]

It works the same way as a valved bend. The more airtight the harmonica is, the better it works. The less airtight the harmonica is, the more airy and less efficient the bend becomes. Obviously the most airtight situation occurs if you put valves on drawreeds 1-6 and on blowreeds 7-10. 
 


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From: Ben Bouman <fitgo@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Zombor Kovacs <zrkovacs@xxxxxxxxx>; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Thursday, August 9, 2012 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Bending blow notes


It also works on draw notes, I use 9 draw ( almost) semi-tone bend more and more.  
It requires a gentle approach but I feel it is useful.

I recorded a sample ..here you can hear the drawbends on a A harp, on hols 7-8-9 , played in a shirt lick.
https://www.box.com/s/c1d512fe2d05654a0816




Ben Bouman
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Op 9 aug 2012, om 11:41 heeft Zombor Kovacs het volgende geschreven:

I knew it and have been doing it. It works if there is no other way, but it just doesn't sound good enough.  
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>Zombor
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>From: JersiMuse <jersimuse@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: 'harp-l' <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> 
>Sent: Thursday, August 9, 2012 9:39 AM
>Subject: [Harp-L] Bending blow notes
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>Hi guys,
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>Following a discussion on a French forum, Sebastien Charlier told us it was
>possible to bend a blowing note a half step from holes 1 to 7, with a good
>technique & a bit of practice, on any good & well settled harp.
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>I've just tried on hole 5 (on a C harp), and effectively, I can get a Eb !!
>without any overblow ! (in fact, I can even bend under the Eb, a quarter
>tone above D).
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>It is softer than the other notes, but very distinct. 
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>Did you know that ?
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>Our little instrument still surprises me regularly !!!
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>Regards,
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>Jerome
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>www.youtube.com/JersiMuse
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