Re: [Harp-L] limited instrument?

[Phyllis731@xxxxxxx]

Very sweet, Scott...love your playing and singing.
 
Blues Girl Phyllis  

 
In a message dated 10/31/2014 12:00:40 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
scojoharp@xxxxxxxxx writes:

"Problem: over blowing even for those that claim the ability is not  stable,
therefore not a plausible method, for accurately over coming  the
instruments stubby scales."

This is absolutely, positively  untrue.  An overblow is no more "unstable"
than a regular "blues" bend  or countless types of notes played on a
saxophone, trumpet etc.  An  overblow can be sustained, bent etc.  Here is
an example from my own  playing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q4SEs_HXnU

Note in  particular a bent-and-then-unbent 5OB at 3:49.  Whether you like
OB/OD  playing or not, to say it is not a plausible method just because YOU
can't  do it is, to put it delicately, implausible.  There's nothing
unstable  about the playing of Howard Levy, or Carlos Del Junco, or Jason
Ricci etc.  etc.

SAJ

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