Re: [Harp-L] 2nd position

["TedvA" <knuppel@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ah, that's very easy to answer:
I think there are 3 things you can do to play the C# in 2nd position:
- you don't (natural 7 is not in blues-scale anyways)
- 5 overblow (pretty hard)
- 6 blowbend (on a half-valved harp)

Cheers
Bart



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Taylor" <johnatjumpjiveandswing@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2014 8:19 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] 2nd position


Hello to all,
                one thing is puzzling me about 2nd pos. playing is that as 
you change keys inevitably you seem to need
                to create a bent note on hole 5 draw yet it will only allow 
a shallow bend to be created, how do players
                get round this? for example if you try to play 2nd pos D on 
a G harp where do you find your C# which
                would occur at the 5th hole draw.

                Thanking you all in advance --------------- John