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Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 00:20:32 -0500
From: "glen~lbany.net"
Subject: Re: bent vibrato

> Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 23:32:29 -0500
> From: FC3 Hill
> Subject: RE: recording tone
>
> I've worked quite a bit on my tone, actually. I mean I've been playing for
7
> years only acoustic. But on that note, David Barret says something about
> "bent vibrato" in his book Building Harmonica Technique that has me
> perplexed. He mentions that the tongue has nothing to do with the vibrato
> and that it happens deep in the throat. Now I've never been able to bend a
> note without using my tongue. Is something wrong with my technique? What
the
> heck is he talking about here? I get nice sounding vibrato (bent even)
with
> my tongue. I think I have pretty good tone on my bent notes. Anyone care
to
> elaborate on this technique?
>
I think Dave is just refering to getting a good vibrato on a bent note
rather than an unbent one.
No, there is no way you can bend a note without using your tongue. I think
that's something we'd all agree on.

- -Glenn Weiser