>I just recently valved my C Lee Oskar harp, and am having some >trouble hitting the blow bends on 1 - 6. It's pretty easy to hit the >straight blows and then bend down, but when I try to hit the bends right >off, I get nothing. It seems there's a point where I'm bending too much, >and no sound comes out at all.
>I've tried blowing, bending down, and keeping the embouchre, but I just >keep getting nothing. I hit the bends straight off once in a while, but >maybe just a half step. Anywhere beyond that I just get nothing. Has >anyone had the same problem?
Jeff, I don't play any valved diatonic, and maybe they work differently (?) but holes 1-6 on diatonic harps are generally for draw bends, and typically even hole 5 won't yield much. Blow bends are achievable on holes 7-10. I usually save blow bends on hole 10 when I'm in the mood to induce a cerebral aneurysm to myself, I think hole 10 blow bends are tough. For overblows and such, I leave them to the professionals, the Levy's, Ironmen, BBB's and their genre. I take the low road and reach for my chromatic harp. (such a wimp!) Anyhow, hope this helps.
