root
48 posts
Aug 07, 2015
8:21 AM
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I need to install brass combs on my low e flat and e Manjis, and half valve them, before the Spah convention. I picked up the e yesterday to do a comparison of the stock harp with the brass combed, valved ones. I was trying a blow bend on hole 6, and got a sqeal. Sqealed the second time, too. then it hit me that the sqeal was a flat third above 6 hole. I managed to get it to sound clean twice.Just stumbled into it. First overblow in ten years of playing. I'm sticking with the vavled harps rather than going after prowess on overbends, mainly because I like having the extra low notes, and I'm too lazy to develop a new technique when I'm able to play chromatically with the valved harps. Still a real WTF moment for me.-Greg
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Mahcks
50 posts
Aug 07, 2015
9:40 AM
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I switched from valves when I found out overblows can be bent upward. Completely overblew my mind.
I'm not sorry.
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shakeylee
349 posts
Aug 07, 2015
11:37 AM
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Congratulations! I find the 6 OB to be the most useful by far for my playing ??
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Harp Study
119 posts
Aug 07, 2015
7:27 PM
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I find the 6ob and the 6 half valve bend (h.v.b) to be the same movement. For some reason I don't find the same to be true for the 5ob and 5 h.v.b. or the 4 (I don't really use the 4b h.v.b. much because it is the same note as the 3d, but I do bend in and out of the note)
I've tried both OB and HVBs and between the two methods I actually prefer the HVBs. I like the note layout better, find the harps easier to set up and feel like the sound is more consistent for me; but I hear good over blower players and know there are some wonderful things to be done there.
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Mirco
295 posts
Aug 07, 2015
10:46 PM
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The 6 OB is probably the most useful because it completes the blues scale on the upper octave. You can have two full blues scales available.
Good job on the first overblow! You'll never forget your first time.
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Marc Graci
YouTube Channel
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