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Nibiria
18 posts
Jun 25, 2014
2:16 PM
I think I may have played my first overblow but i'm not 100% sure, so I thought I would ask you guys for help determining that. It was a higher note, it was on the 4th hole blow, but it only lasted about a half second before it devolved into a sort of growling noise. Is this what it would sound like? I can't get it to happen consistently, and it's not the sound of any of the other holes as I first thought it to be. Was it a fluke or did I actually hit an overblow?

I'm using an OOTB Special 20 in C.

EDIT: Got a recording.
https://soundcloud.com/user1203228/overblow-probably

Last Edited by Nibiria on Jun 25, 2014 2:41 PM
harpdude61
2036 posts
Jun 25, 2014
2:49 PM
Congrats! You got an overblow!
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Pistolcat
642 posts
Jun 25, 2014
2:51 PM
I concur, not to shabby for a first. Keep at it! Oh, and the three hole bends, too. :)
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Nibiria
19 posts
Jun 25, 2014
2:56 PM
Oh my god I'm so excited! And since posting this I've learned how to sustain it for maybe 10 seconds. I think I got lucky with this harp, really -- pretty good for out of the box. Can't do 5 or 6 yet, but I'm working on it.

EDIT: nevermind on the lucky thing, I just tried it on my $6 harp and it's almost as clear.

Last Edited by Nibiria on Jun 25, 2014 2:57 PM
STME58
948 posts
Jun 25, 2014
3:22 PM
It took me so long to get an overblow that I was wondering if it was like the "snipe" the older scouts had me "hunting" when I was a boy scout.
sonny3
196 posts
Jun 25, 2014
3:52 PM
Wow! That's crazy man. I got the six overblow first.once you get them all practice 4blow to seven blow with them in there and back down.


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