9000
194 posts
May 16, 2014
10:11 PM
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Sometimes an overblow will cause a neighboring Reed to stick. Usually, in the next hole to the left. How do I remedy this? Technique, reed adjustment or both? Thanks!
Jay
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1847
1796 posts
May 16, 2014
10:44 PM
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play the hole to the right
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9000
195 posts
May 17, 2014
7:15 AM
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As well thought out as that strategy is I'm hoping for even more ideas.
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Sherwin
160 posts
May 17, 2014
8:27 AM
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Gee whiz 9000 if you're having the trouble you described I would have to agree with 1847, tweak your technique.
Are you not isolating single holes well enough?
Are you tongue blocking or lip pursing?
Are you somehow spitting into the hole to the left of the one you're trying to overblow on?
Are you playing a leaky harp?
I've never had the problem you described.
Please provide a bit more info......there isn't much to go on, with what you've said.
Okeedoke........Michael :@)
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Moon Cat
391 posts
May 17, 2014
5:30 PM
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I don't think the overblow is actually causing that. I think when we set our action too tight to get easier over blows holes usually stick when we are going from a blow to another blow or a draw to another draw. When Im setting action the first thing I do is a little first position major scale exercise (climbing up in 3rds) that is a blow-blow draw-draw pattern to see if any of my holes are set to tight. Sometimes then I can find the holes that cause this problem then Ill either mess with the action/offset or the arcing of the reed to fix it or both. Hope that helps "harp wrench"/Joe will hopefully tell me iif Im wrong and your right and the overblow really can mess up the whole next to it…but my experience tells me so far it's just an action issue that rears it's sticky head during these blow blow draw draw patterns which often include over blows.-Jason
Last Edited by Moon Cat on May 19, 2014 9:11 AM
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9000
196 posts
May 17, 2014
6:13 PM
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Thanks, Jason! What you're describing is exactly what I was talking about. I think you warned me that this phenomena might happen one day when we were working on a harp but I probably wasn't far enough along with my overblow technique at the time to understand.
Jay
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Last Edited by 9000 on May 17, 2014 6:13 PM
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Moon Cat
392 posts
May 18, 2014
10:58 AM
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Man, Jay, SO so glad I could help, I had this same problem , just as you so, and still run into it... I suspected that might be the issue. Glad we got a handle on it and congrats to us on getting far enough to EVEN notice this issue man! Big accomplishment!-Love Jason
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harpwrench
854 posts
May 18, 2014
7:47 PM
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If the OBs are working well on the sticking reed, try not to change the arch, just raise the offset and go easy. There's only one perfect spot (if you're lucky) where everything is happy.
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9000
197 posts
May 19, 2014
6:57 PM
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Joe, thanks for weighing in on this! I really appreciate your willingness to share this kind of info.
Jay
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