excess saliva sticking reeds
Fri, 07/12/2019 - 12:42
pologies if this has already been addressed...I'm having a lot of trouble getting all the way through a song like "Temperature" without reeds 3 & 4 sticking, the result being that the sound getts very muffled or absent. I'm trying to be very conscious of up-tilting the harmonica but still having major problems with this -- any tips on how to avoid excess saliva gumming up the works?
Hello Letstoot. This is a fairly typical issue for new players, so it will get better over time. Here are some tips...
1) Use a very light touch with your tongue on the face of the harmonica (lips as well)
2) It's good that you're tilting the face of the harmonica downward, but also tilt your head up, so that saliva doesn't flow downwards into the harmonica
3) Play softly... loud playing tends to throw more saliva into the harmonica