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6 Draw Sticking

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Fri, 12/18/2015 - 18:31
Grant
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HI David, I keep noticing my 6 draw seems to stick, but I only seems to happen when i'm coming up from the 5 draw or  coming down from the the 7 draw, so It seems less of a harmonica issure and more an issure with my technique. Not sure how to fix it though.

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Fri, 12/18/2015 - 19:07
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David Barrett
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Hello Grant. When a reed

Hello Grant. When a reed stalls, experiment with your tongue location in your mouth (changing the tuning of your mouth). Though rare, it can be the harmonica, commonly the issue being the gap of the reed is too low. Experiment with your tongue location and playing softer first and see where it takes you.

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Fri, 12/18/2015 - 19:35
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Thanks David

Thanks David

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