From: JJTHAD~ife.uams.edu Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 09:19:19 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Re: Question on bending the same note on different harps
>Why does the ability to bend a certain note down a half >step, whole step, etc. depend upon the hole that it is >located in for a particular harp.
Because the major player in draw note bends is the blow reed in the same hole, and the major player for blow note bends is the draw reed in that hole. This can be tested by blocking first one and then the other of the two reeds in a hole (e.g. with a finger after removing the coverplate) and trying the bends with isolated reeds.
