I consider myself as a strong player with a developed tone and musical background. My question is about the elusive A note found by drawing the 3rd hole on a C harmonica.
I know you can get a G blow in the 3, a G# on the draw, chromatically up to the A, next a Bb, and finally the B natural - all by drawing in the 3 whole. But really, that A draw on the 3 hole - gosh darn it - it sounds so choked no matter how well I play it; and I can play it. I want to know is there a modification I can do that allows greeter ease, clarity, tone, fullness in that 3 whole draw? Turns out that A note is really important. I just want it too sound the best it can be. Please help.
Thank you
Ken
Richmond Va

A B harp is a Cb Harp--unless you are REALLY into orchestral interpretations/microtones.

Get a B harp and re-label it. Ta-da! Cb harp.

Few people plaw blues in F#. But if you play in a band that tunes down a half step, the "Cb" will play second position "Gb" rather nicely.

Edward Connell wrote:...Have you ever played/created/sold a C flat Harp?.....
I would love to try one as it would accompany the G harp of my friend during music composure.

Am I missing something here? What does the G harp have to do with it? Do you have any idea what you're talking about anyway? :-)

Yes it is possible to overblow a harp without modifications. Some will squeel and some will be difficult to controll, but that depends on the harp model. The special 20 and the GM should work pretty well.

IS it possible to do OB without any modification on my harp?
I use both SP20s and GM from Hohner.

I think I would just buy a B harp and live with the enharmonic mysteries. But if you don't want to do that then you can always retune a regular C harp. I have tuned a low D harp down to a low C. quite a bit of work but it can be done fairly easily. Get out your sanding paper and make yourself a Cb / B harp.

I think that B harps are always the ones that stay behind on the shelves in the musicstores. Nobody wants to play blues in F# so they sell very few of them I guess.

I have approached a number of musicians,harmonica suppliers and Blues harp suppliers with this question:
Have you ever played/created/sold a C flat Harp?

To this date may 19 2007 I have not found a C flat Harp.
I would love to try one as it would accompany the G harp of my friend during music composure.
I presently use a C sharp.
Do you have knowledge of getting/plaing a C Flat Harp?

I found all the information on harp modification really useful.
Well done.