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You know, I still struggle with bends! For some reason I find getting the "A" to sound right on the 3rd hole, on a C harmonica, so difficult! I'm sharing this on my community page by the way! Thanks Liam!

I still cannot do it consistently but your lessons have been great.

Thanks as always Liam. I've mentioned before that your lesson on how to bend got me bending when I was only a month into learning. 6 months in now and I have the 1 , both 2's, all 3's , 4 and an occasional 6. Some aren't great but they are there. Cheers buddy for opening the door to the Blues ! Tony

@Learntheharmonica

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Nice one Tony, I appreciate your support. Cheers! Liam

@Tedvirgeliz19

3 жыл бұрын

This is an encouraging post-thanks Tony.

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Cool explanation! Thanks 👍

@Learntheharmonica

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome :)

Hi Liam, I’m one of those U- block players, I’ be gone through 2 Special 20s in about a year. Started during COVID. I switch to a Lee Oskar so I can replace the reeds but maybe switch back when I learn to play softer. Love the vids Thx Stephen

@Learntheharmonica

3 жыл бұрын

Best of luck, Stephen!

My bends are okay with the exeption of the 10 blow bends. They still give me a hard time. Cheers, Liam! :)

@MrSpanky2001

3 жыл бұрын

The 10 blow bend on higher keyed harps can be quite challenging.

Thanks for the video. I love your channel. I often forgot to check if you have a new video because the bell doesn't work on your channel. KZread tells me that this channel makes videos for children and bell doesn't work on those kinds of youtube channels.

@Learntheharmonica

3 жыл бұрын

Oh I didn't know that, thanks for letting me know Adrian. I've done a few lessons for kids so maybe that's why. How annoying!

Just curious mate, have you found any particular "Key" of Harp is more susceptible to damage than others. eg: a high A vs. a low G? (I been away for a few months where there is no internet, just got back 'n' happy to see your still having fun,.. take care)

@Learntheharmonica

3 жыл бұрын

Hey mate, I haven't really found a pattern when it comes to keys. Have you? Interested to hear other people's opinions too....

@AaronHahnStudios

3 жыл бұрын

@@Learntheharmonica My first break happened on my "A" harp on the No. 10 draw note. My fault, I killed it pretty quick. But my G Blues harp is as tough as nails. If that makes sense.

Ha ! I probably wouldn't notice if it went out of tune 😉

I’ve only been playing my new harmonica for a month, and there are multiple notes that won’t play at all (ie 4 draw) - just air sound. Did I break it that fast or should I return it?! I was so bummed, as I was just getting into it, but don’t want to buy another just to break it in another month!

When I do overblows, from time to time, there is this really shrill sound, almost like a feedback sound of mics. Sometimes, there are even cluttering between the blow and draw reed. I don't know, but my guess is that this is really harmful to the harmonica. Is there any way to practice overblows without harming the harmonica so much? Another strange thing I notice is that sometimes I can get an overblow, but there are other times I get the shrill sound with the same technique. Would you be so nice as to explain why this happens? Thanks

@Learntheharmonica

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jiang Kuailv, do you do anything to your harmonica to 'set them up' for overblows or do you play them out of the box? Cheers. Liam

@jiangkuailv4047

3 жыл бұрын

@@Learntheharmonica I did adjust the blow reed a little (made the gap smaller) because I heard this would help get rid of the shrill noise. It helped a bit but did not solve the problem.

Is it the harmonica that makes your mouth leans

@AaronHahnStudios

3 жыл бұрын

Billy Idol is rich and famous(same shaped mouth), doesn't play the Harmonica. But shows it doesn't matter as long as your good, RIGHT!

I learned about the bends when scuba diving, and learned how to avoid them. 🤔

@MrSpanky2001

3 жыл бұрын

Love that.

How can I recognize if I already broke mine while trying to bend?

@Learntheharmonica

3 жыл бұрын

The sound of the note will change. You can check with a tuner to see if it's still in tune. (Just google "online chromatic tuner")

@omarhernandezpacheco5036

3 жыл бұрын

@@Learntheharmonica Thank you! You deserve all the likes! :)

I bet Roly Plat busts his harps,! Lol

@Filaqosik

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think he's playing too hard, it might just look that way and also he's playing Seydels which have stainless steel reeds, they are about 5 times more durable than any other with brass reeds

@paulcook68

3 жыл бұрын

@@Filaqosik yeah he's actually said that he hammers the reads pretty hard. But stainless would last alot longer..

@paulcook68

3 жыл бұрын

@@Filaqosik I subbed to your channel! Nice playin, with a horse mask! Lol

@Filaqosik

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulcook68 haha thanks :D that was some time ago, I play a lot of harmonica now though.. and it's actually true about Roly, he did say that, but yeah the seydels are tanks

@paulcook68

3 жыл бұрын

@@Filaqosik yeah I don't like them either.