Destin
52 posts
Jul 27, 2013
9:40 AM
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Anyone ever use the 3 hole overblow? It seems like it may be useful, it's the same note as 4 blow but it starts off flat and then u can bend it up to the 4 blow note.
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harpdude61
1771 posts
Jul 27, 2013
11:47 AM
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I find this to be one of the hardest overblows for some reason? Maybe because there is 2 steps pitch difference in the reeds? Never really worked on it. Might be a good use in first position blues to dip under the root and like you say bend up. Sounds flatter than most OBs. Good question.
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WinslowYerxa
380 posts
Jul 27, 2013
12:01 PM
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There are a few way to use the 3 Overblow musically.
In addition to the one you mention you can:
Play 3OB and 3Blow at the same time. Both will be flat. Then you pop to playing 3 and 4 blow together, rising to pitch on a two-note harmony.
Play 3 OB and then bend it up to a semitone ABOVE blow 4 and back down. This allows you to move fluidly between the pitch of Blow 4 and the note a semitone higher (4 to flat 5 if you're playing in second position).
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Winslow
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Adam Hamil
96 posts
Sep 13, 2013
8:55 PM
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I also find the 3OB useful in 12th position. If you hit it on the same pitch as the 4 blow (V) then let it go flat (bV)it sounds nice and Bluesy!!
Also you can replicate a very popular guitar-style riff in which the guitarist repeats the same note on 2 different strings back to back. the different string and the act of changing notes give the two notes a very different timber. Going back and forth b/t these two notes creates a cool effect, especially if you bend one of them. Think Chuck Berry or Dickey Betts.
To do this on a Harp, go back and forth b/t 4 blow and 3OB. Hit the 4 blow then hit the 3OB flat and bend it up to pitch. This is probably this most useful in 1st and 12th
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C. Adam Hamil
HOHNER CERTIFIED Free Reed Instrument Technician
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