RE: [Harp-L] Finally! Overdraws!

[JersiMuse <jersimuse@xxxxxxxxx>]

Great !
In my opinion, you only need a bit more technical practice.
Slightly open the gaps to get natural notes correctly. And take into
consideration that once the harp is settled, the remaining problems come
from you, not the gaps (with a good technic, you can get the overdraws even
with a harp which has not been settled).
You can try to bend the overdraws, it is a good way to feel the influence of
tongue positioning.
The more you get used to ODs, the less you should be forcing (and the less
the gap is a problem).

Enjoy,

Jerome Peyrelevade
www.youtube.com/JersiMuse
www.zanellatrio.com


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De : harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] De la part
de Dan Hazen
Envoyé : mercredi 7 août 2013 00:36
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Objet : [Harp-L] Finally! Overdraws!

I worked on my recently purchased Seydel 1847 today, to improve the
overblows, and decided to work on the upper register to try to get some
overdraws, which I have never been able to achieve before. Embossed the
lower reedplate a little, closed the gaps a tad, and opened up the gaps a
little on the top. They started squeaking out. Still a little stubborn on
the 9 hole, but 7 and 8 are pretty solid.

The reed response on the normal draws, though, is a little slower than I
like, now that the air flows a little less freely b/c of the embossing and
tighter gaps. Any suggestions on how to keep quick reed response on those
draw reeds, and still get decent overdraws? It always seems like a
compromise to me; can't have the best of both worlds...