[Harp-L] Overblows

[Joseph Leone]

I always try to be charitable..IF I can. Or maybe diplomatic. Yes there may be occasions when a person uses overblows to show off.
BUT I kinda see it this way. More than likely a person is using the overblows to show that they have paid their dues and in an ever 
increasing competitive world, these players are making a case that they have done the work and done the mileage to prospective gig 
providers. And therefore getting gigs through a display of (possibly) higher qualifications. 

See I have always believed that you are not paying a musician for WHAT they can do. You are paying them for EFFORT spent in practice 
time. Which in most cases amounts to years. And not just a couple hours of gig.

In the 7 decades that I have listened to harmonica players, and keeping in mind that if the lifetime of harmonica was only one year, overblows
didn’t (really) appear till Dec. 11th. I hear overblows and most of the time the timbre is like my left arm. It isn’t right and it isn’t fair. So to speak. 
But I certainly admire those who can pull it off. AND do it consistently. If I were ever to seek a player as an expert on overblows, there are a few
right here on this list. But most fall short and should refrain from doing them in public until such time as they sound like a Jerome or ????

The greatest thing you will ever learn is just to love..and be loved in return. Play on. :)

Love….smo-joe  

> On Nov 15, 2018, at 9:28 AM, Jerome P. <jersimuse at xxxxx> wrote:
> 
> "A few use them to show off more than making music, though."
> 
> I believe you but this is absurd : non harmonica players don't care, and
> harmonica players now are aware it's not such a big deal.
> Musicality is much more challenging (once the technical work has been done,
> of course).
> :D
> 
> Le mer. 14 nov. 2018 à 20:08, The Iceman via Harp-L <harp-l at xxxxx> a
> écrit :
> 
>> OB is used by different artists in different ways. There is no 1 ultimate
>> answer...I use them when they offer up a note choice not available in
>> traditional bending techniques, no matter what "position" I may choose to
>> play.
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>> A few use them to show off more than making music, though.
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