Re: [Harp-L] overbend terms

[Arthur Jennings <timeistight@xxxxxxxxx>]

When you overblow, you choke the blow reed in a hole while exciting the
corresponding draw  reed which sounds as a note approximately one semi-tone
higher than its natural (i.e., drawn) pitch.

When you overdraw, you choke the draw reed in a hole while exciting the
corresponding blow reed which sounds as a note approximately one semi-tone
higher than its natural (i.e., blown) pitch.

Overbend is just a generic term that covers both overblows and overdraws.
On a normally-tuned, unvalved diatonic harmonica, overblows are possible on
hole 1 through 6, overdraws on holes 7 through 10.


On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Robert Hale <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 12:27 PM, Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > First, an overbend is a general term that refers to:
> > A reed moving away from its slot before springing back as a result of
> breath flow (opening reed action), producing a pitch higher than the pitch
> it produces when plucked or when sounded in the usual fashion, by moving
> into its slot before springing back (closing reed action).
>
> Oh, golly! I read it three times. Winslow, I really appreciate each of
> your quality posts, but I just don't comprehend this one yet. Do you
> have a video on the topic?
>
> If Overbend means something the reed does without my knowledge, that's
> fine. <grin>  If it means there's a musical result that I control for
> art's sake, then I need to know more.
>
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