Re: [Harp-L] Bending Hole 7 Blow notes in MB 30

[Rick Dempster <rickdempster33@xxxxxxxxx>]

âI may yet get used to the draw bend on 8 for the Bb (I speak in "C harp
dialect" only) but then again, maybe not.â

That was a slip of the keyboard/mind Brendan. Yes, I meant the draw 7, not
8.
The X Reed harps are excellent. It's just a case of getting used to things.
I'm over 60 now and probably just getting lazy.
RD


On 28 December 2013 21:44, Brendan Power <bren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Rick, I think youâre getting confused on the notes and holes:
>
> âI may yet get used to the draw bend on 8 for the Bb (I speak in "C harp
> dialect" only) but then again, maybe not.â
>
> The Bb is a draw bend on hole 7, and a real tasty one at that! Try going
> from 7 blow to 7 draw bend: it is a nice transition from the C to Bb. You
> can hear it on the MB30 soundtrack, on the turnaround on the four chord at
> 1:10:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5PoDkHdLx8
>
> âI have always loathed the Bb draw on hole 3; didn't mind it on the XB when
> I had it duplicated as a foot-to-the-floor blow bend on 4."
>
> As you say yourself, it's easy to modify the 30 reed harps to get this blow
> bend. Just lower the x-reed in hole 4 by a semitone, and the C will bend
> down to a Bb, just like hole 10. (You can do that on hole 1 too).
>
> Of course, you can get the C-Bb blow bend on hole 7 by retuning the draw B
> to an A, but that may be a step too far. If you give it a bit of time I'm
> sure you'll learn to dig the 7 draw bend Bb.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Brendan Power
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