...and this is how they sound together: small:Charlie Slavik & Bertram Becher
The player has to adopt
his playing to the different pitches of the instrument - but how can
this be achieved?
Blowing in the right
way
Avoid playing with high
air pressure. The proper way to play is to think about playing
like breathing. Learn to feel the reed being actuated by your
breath. Play deeply from your diaphragm. You will improve your
tone, will be able to play longer, and will extend the life of
the reeds by playing gently but with deeper breaths.
Proper Embouchure
Producing high volumes
and good sounding notes is not a matter of high playing pressures
but a result of playing with the right embouchure.
Good tone and clear,
clean notes do not come by playing forcefully, but by playing
with proper embouchure.
Try different mouth-cavity
shapes if you want to play notes in different pitches - low notes
require a longer air-column than higher notes - so if you find
the right "room" for a particular note you will find out that
you can make it "sing" without raising the playing pressure too
much.
If you play with proper embouchure and understand that your
mouth cavity is a part of the instrument, you will discover how
to make the harmonica sing without excessive air pressure.
Left: Mouth cavity for playing low notes (like the vowal "U"),
middle: mouth cavity for medium pitched notes (like the vowel "AE"),
right: mouth cavity shape for playing high notes (like the vowel
"E")
Your embouchure, the shape of the mouth cavity in combination
with the position of the lips, tongue, and teeth, affects the
tone of the instrument. You and your harmonica form a “functional
unity.”
How to play Low and double Low keys(LLE up to LF#)?
To get the desired sound out of the low-tuned models the notes
need more space. The resonance chamber, increased by the 20%
thicker comb (sealed walnut or black anodized aluminium)
and the higher coverplates of the 1847 Low models, help
to produce a fatter and louder sound. Special Valves ensure
very good airtightness even in the extrem low range.
How to play the medium keys? (G to F#)
The regular 1847 models come with the approved medium
thick standard comb. They sound best if played with a natural
embouchure. For sure the mouth cavity has to be adopted properly
to the pitches of the played notes to make them sound perfectly
well.
How to play the High key models?
(HG up to HBb)?
To get the desired sound out of the
high-tuned models the notes need less space. The resonance chamber,
decreased by the 20% thinner comb (fully sealed maple wood)
of the 1847 High models, helps the player to form a smaller
mouth cavity (like vocalizing an "e") thus producing the rich
and penetrating sound with a very fast tonal response.
Please note: Special playing techniques like bending or overblowing
commonly used in standard keys must be adopted to the lower and
higher sounding instruments and might not work like usual in the
beginning!
1847 NOBLE Low, Standard
and High with black anodized aluminium combs in three different thicknesses:
Available in the standard keys of G, Ab, A, Bb, B, C, Db, D, Eb, E, F, F#& high keys HG, HAb, HA and HBb. For lower key variants (LF# down to LLE) please choose the 1847 CLASSIC Low model.
Available in the standard keys of G, Ab, A, Bb, B, C, Db, D, Eb, E, F, F#& high keys HG, HAb, HA and HBb. For lower key variants (LF# down to LLE) please choose the 1847 CLASSIC Low model.
Available in the standard keys of G, Ab, A, Bb, B, C, Db, D, Eb, E, F, F#& high keys HG, HAb, HA and HBb. For lower key variants (LF# down to LLE) please choose the 1847 NOBLE Low model.
Available in the standard keys of G, Ab, A, Bb, B, C, Db, D, Eb, E, F, F#& high keys HG, HAb, HA and HBb. For lower key variants (LF# down to LLE) please choose the 1847 NOBLE Low model.
