Re: [Harp-L] Who's "famous" that U-blocks?

["Bart van Strien" <knuppel@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ha yeah, I wanted to say that :-) Last year I asked Mark Graham (a
U-blocker) in an email bout something I noticed in his playing, how in the
world he did the trick of playing notes in the chord below ánd above the
melodie-notes. Very handy in his playing style. Chords around the note
instead of just below, but also for fast switching between blocking & pucker
(for example in the higher holes of the hca). Was the first time I heard of
U-block. Anyways, he told me Norton Buffalo did it as well.

I'm getting the hang of it (little by little). Its not so easy when you're
not used to it and played different for very long. Could be handy to have
all 3 of the techniques though. I do think it sounds a bit thinner than the
other 2 techniques, but that could just be my observation.

Bart


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Nielsen" <ericbarnak@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Brian Stear" <brianstear@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 7:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Who's "famous" that U-blocks?


Norton Buffalo was a U-Blocker.

Eric

On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 1:37 AM, Brian Stear
<brianstear@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> I went to my local bluesfest for their harmonica workshop, hoping to get
> some tips on some technique questions I have. When someone asked about
> U-Blocking, the guy said that there wasn't such a thing. I knew better,
> but
> didn’t say anything out of respect.
>   I also occasionally do workshops, and I’d like to drop some names about
> this when I do. Y’all know more about this than I do.............thanks
> for
> any and all help. You can reply either on or off-list.
>
> Brian