Re: [Harp-L] Original Reason for Tongue-Blocking

[Larry Sandy <slyou65@xxxxxxxxx>]

Neil,

Was the large block of wood any thicker than, say, a 364?  I use both methods on all my harmonicas, including several 364's and the narrower 365's.  They work slightly different than thinner combs/covers but once one gets used to them there isn't much noticable difference.  I don't have a bass nor two foot long axe so I am not including them in this discussion.  Perhaps someone who uses them can chime in?

Lockjaw Larry
Breathing Music daily


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On Thu, 8/14/14, Harmonicology [Neil Ashby] <harmonicology@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

 Subject: [Harp-L] Original Reason for Tongue-Blocking
 To: "harp-l" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
 Date: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 12:42 PM
 
 There has been much long discussion
 pertaining to Tongue-Blocking versus Lip-Blocking (and
 Puckering) for the diatonic harmonica.
 
 Tongue-Blocking on the diatonic harmonica is quite useful
 for Octaves and a few other combinations of separated notes
 BUT the original reason for Tongue-Blocking seems to be that
 the old Chromatic harmonica was too _thick_ for Lip-Blocking
 (or Puckering); that large block of wood simply inhibited
 any other method of operation.
 
 Comments?
 
 /Neil (" http://thebuskingproject.com/busker/2025/
 ")