[Harp-L] Overblows

[Michael Rubin]

I overblow and find certain positions great for certain scales.

I find G harps and lower and Db harps and higher pretty much terrible for
overblows.

I love playing in my car with one harp. Depending on the band I will play
all 12 positions in performance.

I have very few recordins with loads of overblows but many with a few.

I tend to record in first through 4th position.

I find the original non customized sub 30 to play terribly but the idea is
great.

Michael Rubin

On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 5:00 PM Rick Dempster <rickdempster33 at xxxxx>
wrote:

> I'd be very interested to hear from committed overblowers as to whether
> they use only one harp, in twelve keys, or if differnt keyed harps are
> still used.
> It would be also interesting to know just how many examples of different
> keys/positions people have recorded.
> When Howard Levy was here in Oz a few years back, I recall him citing and
> demonstrating a tune that suited B on the C diatonic. I don't think it was
> a tune I was familiar with.
> In my experience, the C harp is the most useful for OBs. Much higher starts
> getting pretty hairy, esopecially on overdraws; and much lower, the reverse
> applies - try overblowing hole one on a G harp. All this just my own
> experience of around forty years of 'overblowing'. I have lately abandoned
> the technique as much as possible, much preferring the tone of
> (over-valved) Sub30s, about which I hear no discussion at all. I see
> Christelle Brereton enthusing over them, however.
> RD
>