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12 hole harp

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Tue, 11/15/2011 - 17:47
eriggsbe
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David would the 12 hole harp give me the notes needed to play your lessons 1-10. You have to bend the notes to get the keys missing on the 10 hole , I practice bending but it is not coming to me so wouldn't 12 be better than ten..........Ed

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Tue, 11/15/2011 - 19:05
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Hello Ed. A 12-hole harmonica doesn't have any of the notes we use for bending, it just has two more notes on the high end. Already trying to find the path of least resistance… I like it! ;-) Keep digging in, you'll get bending with practice and time… it's a great technique, but takes time.

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