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Sun, 12/01/2013 - 17:25
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Hello David. I have 2 questions. 1. I see that you get a wah wah sound by opening the bottom of your hands near your wrists. I have also seen people opening their fingers. Is there much of a different sound?

2. Some people I see online play their harmonicas upside down. Any reason why other than that they never had someone correct them so they fell into a bad habit?

Thanks...Francis

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Sun, 12/01/2013 - 18:50
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1. Yes, I tend to do it this way, but I also will open the back or top of my hands sometimes. Experiment with all of them, there's slight differences in sound, but not enough to say one is better than the other.

2. You're right… it just made sense to them… and they stayed that way. It's not much of an issue… it only brings up some challenges when cupping the harp (for Wa Wa or Bullet Mic), but it worked for Butterfield, Cark and Terry.

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Mon, 12/02/2013 - 15:07
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Thanks!

Thanks!

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