Bending on 4 and 5 draw
Tue, 03/04/2014 - 12:58
Hi David. I play my marine band crossover with satisfaction. Now I'm working on draw bending. My A harp seems very hard to bend on 4 draw. I own the same harmonica in Bb and in G, there that bend is easier, the same happens with 5 draw. I know that 5 draw is a little bend but what about the 4 ? It could be that this particular harp is hard on that 4 ? Or is that related to the tuning of tha A harp ? On my golden melody always in A the bend comes very easy.
In most cases it's not the harmonica at fault. With this said, being that you can bend well on your same-pitched Golden Melody is interesting... which would lend one to think that the Crossover could use some fine adjustment (see the Harp Tech series on Gapping). With this said, with practice you'll be able to overcome any small differences between models. To answer your question, yes, different keys require their own bending range, so it's common to find a hole on a specific key of harmonica easy to bend and on another key challenging. Keep experimenting, you will get it.