Re: [Harp-L] What would be your Desert Island "Embouchure" ?

[michael rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>]

Joe,
Quite often I only block 1 or 2 holes.  Gruenling showed me his high
note blow bend tongue blocking used only 1 or 2 notes blocked.
Michael Rubin
Michaelrubinharmonica.com

On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 12:33 PM, joe leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Sep 9, 2010, at 11:52 AM, Frank Franze wrote:
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>> Hypothetically speaking if I could only use one "embouchure"  on a desert
>> island I would choose tongue block.
>
> he he he, I think people are confusing tongue block with cement block. We're
> not building a concrete wall here when we touch (that's touch) our tongue to
> the harp. We only use as little pressure as necessary to close off the holes
> we don't want to sound. This is like a butterfly's kiss in most cases.
> Ok, 'I' have a (rare) question. Since I am the man who knew TOO much, I
> hesitate to ask. If I only open my lips enough to cover TWO holes (instead
> of the 3 shown in the little waxed paper diagram), and then block off ONE,
> would I still be considered a tongue blocker?
>
> smo-joe  (the 'they' that say).