Re: [Harp-L] overblow terminology

[Eric Nielsen <ericbarnak@xxxxxxxxx>]

Well, there are other bends as well. For instance, the blow reed can be
lowered in pitch on holes 1 - 6 through bending.

I just clipped a Snark tuner on a D Golden Melody and found I could lower
the 6 hole blow reed from an A to an Ab. This is without any valving-which
makes that particular kind of bend easier to do. I'm not sure what to call
that kind of bend, but I know it's different than say the 10 hole blow bend
which involves the draw reed.

It would be nice to develop a consistent terminology for harp players like
you suggest. Maybe someone smart who's good at definitions like Winslow,
Vern, or Brendan could chime in. My brain's already starting to hurt.

Eric




On Sat, May 30, 2015 at 5:15 AM, Robert Hale <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I propose that we drop the use of the term OVERBEND, because it adds
> another layer to FOUR already very specific terms.
> We want to specify one of four conditions:
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>    1. draw + lower = draw bend
>    2. blow + lower = blow bend
>    3. draw + raise = overdraw
>    4. blow + raise = overblow
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> Overbend adds no value. Kill it!
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> ARCHIVES
> Tin Lizzie has done well here: (with a little of my formatting added)
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> *LOWERING PITCH*
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> a. DRAW BEND
> In holes 1-6 of a Richter-tuned harp, the draw note is higher than the
> blow note, and the bend is achieved by lowering the pitch of the draw note,
> and is called âdraw bending."
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> b. BLOW BEND
> In holes 7-10 of a Richter-tuned harp, the blow note is higher, and the
> bend is achieved by lowering the pitch of the blow note, and is called
> âblow bending."
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> *RAISING PITCH*
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> c. OVERDRAW
> The breath direction on chambers 7-10 is draw, and these notes are
> referred to as âoverdraws.â
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> d. OVERBLOW
> On a Richter-tuned harp, the breath direction required for this technique
> on chambers 1-6 is blow, and the notes are commonly referred to as
> âoverblows."
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> Do we have consensus?
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> Robert Hale
> Serious Honkage in Arizona
> youtube.com/DUKEofWAIL
> DUKEofWAIL.com
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