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bb77
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1 posts		 Sep-14-03, 02:43 PM (PST)
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"cant get the sound out of 2 draw"
 
   every time i draw on the 2nd hole it doesnt come a clean pitch, i kinda read about this somewhere, but i dont know how to fix it.
HELP


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wrenchofco
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26 posts		 Sep-14-03, 05:38 PM (PST)
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1. "RE: cant get the sound out of 2 draw"
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   you might try cleaning it. if you have a Lee Oskar or MS Hohner you can take it apart, there could be some lint or something in there. Barring that, you just might have a bad reed, get another harp and save that one to practice bending.


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831 posts		 Sep-14-03, 07:06 PM (PST)
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3. "RE: cant get the sound out of 2 draw"
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you might try cleaning it. if you have a Lee Oskar or MS Hohner you can take it apart, there could be some lint or something in there. Barring that, you just might have a bad reed, get another harp and save that one to practice bending.

Cleaning has nothing to do with it, as Shaggy said, it's 100% your breathing technique. Use this link to solve the problem-

http://www.harmonicalessons.com/wwwboard/messages/1408.html

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shaggy
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193 posts		 Sep-14-03, 05:55 PM (PST)
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2. "RE: cant get the sound out of 2 draw"
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It's your technique. When the harp doesn't sound right, especially holes 2 & 3 when you're a beginner, it's almost always your technique. There is the rare occasion when it is the harp, but most of the time it's you.

The best advice I can give you on this is to relax. Most beginners' problems stem from the fact that they're too tense. Relax your mouth, your throat, your tongue and your lungs. Breathe deep. Draw your breath down into your diaphragm. But do it easily and relaxedly. Don't worry if you can't get a good sound at first. Just go with whatever you can get out of the thing. Relax and it will come.

Shaggy


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