[Harp-L] Re: Harp-L Digest, Vol 126, Issue 16

[BluzeHarp@xxxxxxx]

Blow bend and draw bend are terms universally identified with  bends that 
lower pitch.  Using those terms to describe a bend  that not only raises 
pitch but also requires a different and more difficult  technique wouldn't work 
well in an instructional setting.  There  needs to be a simple way to 
express the distinction.  
 
'Overblow' and its derivatives came about due to this need but  cover it in 
a very confusing manner.  i.e. overblow  sometimes equals overbend, but 
sometimes not because an overbend can  also be an overdraw, which in turn is 
sometimes an overblow  and sometimes not.  It all depends on the context or 
who you're  talking to, or maybe even upon the current phase of the moon.   
Overbend always equals both overblow and overdraw, even  though this 
contradicts the earlier statement.  Overblow  sometimes equals overdraw but sometimes 
not. Overdraw NEVER equals  overblow because overblow is then typically 
-but not always- relegated to a  more literal translation, which of course is 
in  contradiction of the previous sentence. To make matters worse, none of  
those words describe what the technique actually does.   Aughhh,   I  can   
feel   the   earth's   axis   beginning   to   tilt
 
I get it, which of course means it isn't THAT  hard, but it's a real noodle 
twister for the  uninitiated.
 
Christopher Richards
Harmonicaplanet.com
 
 
In a message dated 2/11/2014 6:50:26 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
Why not just say "blow bend" or "draw bend"? "Blow bend hole 1"   is
obviously an 'overblow' and "Draw bend hole 9" obviously an  "overdraw".
There's no need for any other  description.
RD