Marine Band 1896 G
Hello,
i bought a G Marine Band.
When i draw hole 1 there is sometimes a metallic sound from the reed.
I went to the store again and they gave me an other Marine Band.
But the same, when drawing or chugging on hole 1 the metallic sound comes, but with the 2nd harmonica not so extreme as the 1st.
So the question:
Do i play the hole wrongly or
did i get 2 harmonicas with a failure
I think there should not be a metallic sound either.
Greetings from Germany
Michael
Hi,
thank you for you answer.
I was trying to play now more silently and with less drag. And now there is no more of this short high-pitched ringing.
Only when I switch fast to hole 1 it comes. But as you said it is more my technique as critical factor here.
I'm just happy that the harmonica is ok and i hope that i did not damaged it because of dragging so much.
Thank you,
still learning
Mike
When you're the common fact with two different harmonicas, I'd look to your technique as possibly the critical factor here.
Is the metallic sound a high-pitched ringing? If so, that sound can be a byproduct of how you're moving air through your oral cavity - where the teeth and tongue reside.
At the back of the oral cavity is the soft palate that can wag up to close of the nasal passages and down to crowd or block the flow of air (try saying "unggg" and you'll feel it.
At the front are the lips.
And all along it lies the tongue.
When David says that the tongue is the root of all good and evil in the harmonica, he's right.
If you pinch the airflow with the soft palate, tongue, or lips, you can get several results. Note bending is one of those results, but you can also get reluctant notes, the dying cow moan (unintentional and uncontrolled bending), or metallic ringing or squeals.
To avoid those problems:
I hope this helps.