[Harp-L] All Overbends Are Not Created Equal?

[Sébastien Frémal]

Here are my personnal observations :
- Doing overbend is more easy on a C harmonica than on a G harmonica (you
must bend hard to get the overblow) or a F harmonica (it requires more
delicacy and precision). Such as regular bends by the way.
- It's more easy to do overblows than overdraws on a F harmonica, and it's
more easy to do overdrawss than overblows on a G harmonica (except for that
7 motherf**** overdraw ha ha)
- 5 overblow and 7 overdraw are the most difficult notes to reach. 7
overdaw is more difficult than 5 overblow.
- Gap is the most primordial set-up technic to reach overbends. I've not
experimented that, but I think embossing can also be really useful.

2017-03-17 13:55 GMT+01:00 The Iceman via Harp-L <harp-l at xxxxx>:

> When the distance between pitches decreases, the OB/OD focus points become
> more "defined" and leave less "wiggle room".
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> Imagine an archery target. If you can hit the CENTER of that bullseye
> pretty consistently and exact, it really doesn't matter if that bulls eye
> is large or small, the result is the same.
> Many who work on their bend techniques stop when they are in the ball park
> - it's good enough - I'm within the bullseye. However, mastery comes when
> you hit the CENTER of that bullseye every time.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tin Lizzie <TrackHarpL at xxxxx>
> To: Harp-l <harp-l at xxxxx>
> Sent: Thu, Mar 16, 2017 9:22 pm
> Subject: [Harp-L] All Overbends Are Not Created Equal?
>
> I still haven’t played an overblow in public, but I’m inching closer.
> Well, millimetering closer.
>
> I do gap my own harps.
>
> 6 overblow is increasingly consistent.  7 overdraw is a real bear.  Maybe
> 4 overblow is a bit easier than 5 overblow?
>
> Does the difference in pitches between the natural blow and draw notes for
> a given chamber affect the difficulty of playing an overbend?  Is it harder
> when the natural blow/draw notes are a half step apart rather than a whole
> step apart  (or more, in the case of 10 overdraw)?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Tin Lizzie
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