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

[Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>]

Cara Cooke is a U blocker. Paul Davies.   I U block single notes on
chromatic and most of the time when I play single notes without overdraws
on hole 7 thru 10 on the diatonic.
Michael Rubin
Michaelrubinharmonica.com
On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 8:27 AM, mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <
mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> All my conversations with good,better, best players I've run into will
> attribute U Blocking to some famous name or another.....most have said they
> tried it but didn't consider them selves U Blockers.
>
> I found I can certainly do it but it seems slow, of course that's without
> lots of practice.
>
> Seems to me that UBlocking is a Tongue Block Method.....will be
> interesting to see who chimes in.
>
>
>
> Mike Wilbur
>
>
>
> On Sep 23, 2012, at 6:52 AM, "Bart van Strien" <knuppel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > 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
> >>
> >
>
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