Re: [Harp-L] re: future of blues harmonica

[Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>]

Mik,
5 draw bends down a quartertone, which is less than a semitone.  7 blow
bends down a quartertone.  Seven draw, your original question, bends down a
half step or semi tone as does every other note built into the harp except
for 2 draw, which bends a whole step, 3 draw which bends a step and a half
and 10 blow which bends a whole step.  This is just like a regular diatonic
except 1 through 6 blow bends down a half step and 7 through 10 draw bends
down a half step.  Hopefully that is clear.
Michael Rubin
Michaelrubinharmonica.com

On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 5:01 PM, mik jagger <harpomatic@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Michael Rubin - here is a description from the "co-inventor" himself:
>
> "The ground-breaking new Suzuki
> SUB-30 UltraBend is a 10 hole
> Diatonic where 18 reeds can be
> bent a semitone or more (instead
> of the usual 8)"18 reeds, not all of them. Plus, semitone is less than a
> full tone.
>