[Harp-L] Overbending vs. Half-Valving

[Gary Lehmann]

Overbends can sound shrill, valved bends are tough to control.
I like a button for chromatic.

On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 10:14 AM, Bob Marsolais <bob at xxxxx> wrote:

> I'm a beginner and working my way through Winslow's "Harmonica for
> Beginners" book.  I highly recommend it.  I'm learning to bend and trying
> to
> decide how to best go about achieving full chromaticity with diatonic
> harps.
> As we all know there seems to be two ways to do this - half-valving and
> overblows.  Both approaches have their proponents and significant players
> at
> that.  People like PT Gazell, Brendan Power, Adam Gussow, Jason Ricci, and
> others.  They all talk about the virtues of their preferred method, but I
> haven't found a conversation about the disadvantages of one approach over
> the other.  I'm trying to decide which is the best approach for this
> beginner to focus on for now.  Perhaps I'll learn both later, but for now,
> I'm trying to stay focused on one method.  Both methods give you full
> chromaticity, but which one has fewer disadvantage for a beginner?
>
>
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