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Bending, harp ninja

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Mon, 02/22/2021 - 06:06
jason13v8@gmail.com
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Hi. On h.ninja hole 3 I hit half step, and whole step. In the app but it sounds whinney. Same with hole 4 I can start to bend it down but it's Whinney. Is that a good beginning? I know bending is a journey. Trouble is I cannot compare with with my 4 draw pucker bend as it has a fat tone. So the ninja app is all I have to go by.

Also hole 4 often goes bend down, then no sound, I suspect I'm going past the bend. Although the tone is Whinney. 

Thanks

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Mon, 02/22/2021 - 07:50
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Hello jason13v8. Yes, that IS

Hello jason13v8. Yes, that IS a good start...tone will develop with time. You're also correct, you're "going past the bend."

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