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

[46long Blake <46long@xxxxxxxxx>]

The thing is, once you learn how to OB, you can even do it on a $3 harp.
mostly.

So, if you don't want to spend the $200+ for a custom, there are still some
good choices. You asked for out of the box, after all. I can only speak for
Hohner, as I haven't played anything from another maker in a decade. For
$30 or so, a Special 20 is a nice playing harp, and you can usually get OB
4,5, and 6 out of the box pretty easily. Double that price, and you get a
Crossover, which I've become very fond of (thanks, Dave M, wherever you
are!). Damn close to a custom, that harp.

 - Blake


On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 11:13 PM, Eric Miller <miller.eric.t@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> 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.
> >
>



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