Wow, I actually got a overblow on hole 6 on my Special 20 C without tweeking the reed! Although, I like your comments about getting more proficient with all the learning there is to accomplish with the instrument. Thank you for all the help you are sharing.
The best way I've seen it demonstrated/explained is to take off the cover plate to the draw reeds, then cover/block the reed that coincides with the blow note you're going t use. So blow till the note chokes or goes dead, practice that technique, the technique of getting the blow note to choke whilst covering the draw reed. Once you get that, then don't block/cover the draw reed and let it take over as the note. So the blow reed chokes then the draw reed takes over as the reed producing the note!
Hey! Tnx for this. I can overblow somewhat on my Hohner Blues Harp, but can't sustain the notes very well. Question: Is it fruitless to try to play overblows properly on an out-of-the-box Blues Harp? (BTW, I'm afraid to open up my harp and tweek it in any way.)
Dov Landzbaum Hey there Dov, the answer to this question depends upon what you define as "proper" for over blows! Joe Spiers said there is a difference between a harp that will over blow and one that is built to do so. I definitely agree with that. On the flip side of that, last year at the NAMM show I watched Howard Levy take an out of the box Golden Melody and play it like he does everything else with over blows all over the place! One thing I have come to realize is that once you learn the technique and practice it, you will be able to do it on harps you wouldn't have been able to do it with previously. Maybe not on all of them, but a lot more than before. Sustainability of the note then becomes the issue. That's where the customs come in or being able to maximize the reeds yourself. My advice is to check out Adam Gussow and Jason Richie's videos on the subject. I have been doing to my harps (not all of them) what Adam does and it definitely helps things along. If you can get the over blow on one hole, practice that until you can do it consistently then move to the others. Awesome man and thanks for watching!!
That's good technique and explanation for OBs. Thanks very much! It helps to say qui and hear the notes in your mind.
Thanks Blubossa54!! I hope it helped!! Take care!!
Wow, I actually got a overblow on hole 6 on my Special 20 C without tweeking the reed!
Although, I like your comments about getting more proficient with all the learning there is to accomplish with the instrument. Thank you for all the help you are sharing.
D Lewis Congrats!! That hole 6 is an important one to get and it will really tie some things together for you. Glad to help and take care!!
The best way I've seen it demonstrated/explained is to take off the cover plate to the draw reeds, then cover/block the reed that coincides with the blow note you're going t use. So blow till the note chokes or goes dead, practice that technique, the technique of getting the blow note to choke whilst covering the draw reed. Once you get that, then don't block/cover the draw reed and let it take over as the note. So the blow reed chokes then the draw reed takes over as the reed producing the note!
Hey! Tnx for this. I can overblow somewhat on my Hohner Blues Harp, but can't sustain the notes very well. Question: Is it fruitless to try to play overblows properly on an out-of-the-box Blues Harp? (BTW, I'm afraid to open up my harp and tweek it in any way.)
Dov Landzbaum Hey there Dov, the answer to this question depends upon what you define as "proper" for over blows! Joe Spiers said there is a difference between a harp that will over blow and one that is built to do so. I definitely agree with that. On the flip side of that, last year at the NAMM show I watched Howard Levy take an out of the box Golden Melody and play it like he does everything else with over blows all over the place! One thing I have come to realize is that once you learn the technique and practice it, you will be able to do it on harps you wouldn't have been able to do it with previously. Maybe not on all of them, but a lot more than before. Sustainability of the note then becomes the issue. That's where the customs come in or being able to maximize the reeds yourself. My advice is to check out Adam Gussow and Jason Richie's videos on the subject. I have been doing to my harps (not all of them) what Adam does and it definitely helps things along. If you can get the over blow on one hole, practice that until you can do it consistently then move to the others. Awesome man and thanks for watching!!