[Harp-L] RE: overdraw overbend overblow

["Patrick Powers" <patpowers@xxxxxxx>]

OK, this may seem like a silly question to some of you, but I'm just a
guitar player and singer that plays some blues harp as well. I've been
hearing some confusing information (to me anyway) about bending notes;
overblow, overbend, draw-bend, blow-bend, etc...

Is it even possible to bend notes up?  OR, is everybody just using different
terminology for draw-bends and blow-bends?  

I can bend notes downward with no problem, even to the point of playing
clean chromatic scales, but I have never been able to bend notes up.  Am I
missing something?


Thanks,
Pat Powers

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Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2014 05:51:34 -0800
From: Arthur Jennings <timeistight@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] overdraw overbend overblow
To: Robert Hale <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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"Overbend" is the general term for both overdraws and overblows.
"Overblows" are the overbends available on holes 1 to 6; overdraws are the
overbends available on holes 7 to 10.


On Friday, February 7, 2014, Robert Hale <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> TERMS I UNDERSTAND:
> draw, blow (check)
> draw bend, blow bend (check)
>
> WHERE DO THESE FIT IN?
> overdraw
> overbend
> overblow
>
> Are there two names in use for the same thing?
>
> Thanks, All.
>
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