Hi all. Although I've been playing a while, I just barley got serious about learning blues-type harp. All I had really done before is accompany myself on guitar while playing Neil Young songs, and I don't think anyone has ever accused Neil of being the world's best harmonia player.
Anyway, I am having the exact same problem as someone who posted a few days ago, and I guess many beginners go through it. I can bend the notes, but it takes a lot of force and is fairly uncontrolled. Also, I cannot hit the deepest bends. Untill today I was playing a Golden Melody, but today I bought a Lee Oscar. With it I don't use as much force, but the bend is extremely uncontrolled and, frankly, sounds like crap. Besides that, the reed sometimes rattles against the casing.
I've visited many web pages and checked a book I have, but I'm still not getting anywhere. Can anyone give me some advise, or perhaps point me to a good web site with a very in-depth description of how to bend properly?
