Re: [Harp-L] Draw 2 vs Blow 3 (diatonic)

[Ken Hildebrand <airmojoken@xxxxxxxxx>]

Exactly Rick!  A great example of using the "2D-3B-Bounce" !

The 3B is also great to help let out some air after all the inhale/draw notes.

Listen to the beginning of Doc Watson's "Freight Train Boogie":

http://youtu.be/-hPcO4pYxlo

Neal Pattman's song "Shortnin' Bread" came up on my iPod this morning while on my daily walk...  another good example:

http://youtu.be/in8o89_RNlk

And two of my favorite harp guys, Madcat Ruth and Richard Sleigh, playing "Georgie Buck":

http://youtu.be/oigfUGCltU0

So don't ignore the 3B... use it !

And if you "paddy richterfy" a harp you loose the "bounce", but open another useful door.

Ken H in OH








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 From: Rick Dempster <rickdempster33@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Ken Hildebrand <airmojoken@xxxxxxxxx> 
Cc: Robert Hale <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; harp-L list <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Draw 2 vs Blow 3 (diatonic)
 


If you want the bible on the draw 2 bloiw 3 conundrum, listen to Palmer McAbee's 'Lost Boy Blues':
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8mjskqn1h4


Cheers,
RD



On 22 August 2013 09:48, Ken Hildebrand <airmojoken@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I like to "bounce" back and forth using the 2 draw and 3 blow, as kind of a "percussive" effect.
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>But the 2 draw is definitely the better of the two... better vibrato with the available bent notes.
>
>Ken H in OH
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> From: Robert Hale <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: harp-L list <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 2:59 PM
>Subject: [Harp-L] Draw 2 vs Blow 3 (diatonic)
>
>
>For 2P playing, Draw 2 is more effective than Blow 3 (same note) because it:
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>   1. connects fluidly to adjacent notes while still in the Draw
>   2. offers bend variations
>   3. has a slightly different tone and response
>
>I require that beginning students NOT default to Blow 3.
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>OF COURSE there are exceptions. But I'm interested to hear how much mileage
>and versatility you get from favoring Draw 2 in most 2P blues playing.
>
>What's your input here?
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