Re: [Harp-L] best outta the box harp to learn over blows is ?

[Eric Miller <miller.eric.t@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm not a very experienced player especially with over blows. I play
Brendan's power tunings which eliminate the need for over blows, and I'm
very happy with the outcome.

In my mind the juicy blues notes that you can hit up top with the power
tunings using only draw bends are easier to achieve and sound better than
over blows.  They're also sequentially more intuitive than over blows,
because they are laid out in sequence instead of having to jump around. I
encourage you to investigate this, it's worked out very well for me.
Although I'm not a great player, I'd be willing to bet that my draw bends
up top are comparable to that of a decent overblow player, simply because
the notes are much easier to achieve and play cleaner, so I'm playing at a
slight advantage.

that said, I think most overblow players might recommend the Manji or the
crossover for out of the box over blow performance, based on anecdotal
comments that I have seen here and there.

If I were to become an over blow player however, I think I would just
invest in a customized harp that was set up for over blows.  There is no
shortage of guys here on this list who can do that kind of work affordably
on whatever harp you prefer.  I've used Greg Jones, and I am very happy
with what he does.
On Jun 6, 2013 10:48 PM, "Fran_3" <mailbox0600@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Just wondering what you guys suggest to get started with over blows. I've
> come close on my Lee Oskar on hole 6 but I don't know if the problem is me,
> the harp, or both... so I thought I'd try another brand just to compare and
> to learn.
>
> Actually I can get the blow reed to choke (some of the time :) and with
> the chromatic tuner I can see it popup to Bb for a fraction of a sec... but
> so far have not been able to get it to hold...
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>