BigDaddyT
1 post
Aug 12, 2017
7:31 PM
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I'm familiar with half-valving a harmonica. I'm curious what would happen to hole 5 if it was fully-valved: having a valve on both the blow and draw reeds. Would putting a valve on the blow reed allow the draw to be bent a full semitone? And, would it sound more like a chromatic bend?
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Harp Study
246 posts
Aug 14, 2017
9:23 AM
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That is an interesting idea. I would think if you put a valve on both sides of hole 5 & 7 you could get single read bends on both notes at these two holes. I may give that a try on one of my harps.
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Sarge
635 posts
Aug 14, 2017
1:17 PM
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I have two fully valved diatonic harmonicas. They are loud and play easily, but no real bending. ---------- Wisdom does not always come with old age. Sometimes old age arrives alone.
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