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Definition of Overblows

Overblow
Overblow O`ver*blow", v. i. 1. To blow over, or be subdued. [R.] --Spenser. 2. (Mus.) To force so much wind into a pipe that it produces an overtone, or a note higher than the natural note; thus, the upper octaves of a flute are produced by overblowing.

Meaning of Overblows from wikipedia

- Kirkby Overblow is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Wetherby and Harrogate and lies to the west of Sicklinghall...
- its pitch is an octave higher; thus an open cylindrical bore instrument overblows at the octave. This corresponds to the second harmonic, and generally...
- factory-built harmonicas can increase the sensitivity of the instrument and make overblows far easier to achieve. Lowering the reed gap (over the reedplate) and...
- instrument's body) made of cane. Similar to the clarinet, the chalumeau overblows a twelfth. The word chalumeau first begins to appear in writing during...
- flared bell. The xaphoon has a full chromatic range of two octaves, and overblows at the twelfth like the clarinet. The first xaphoon, made out of bamboo...
- over-blowing frequently as an emotional exclamation-point, Sanders would opt to overblow his entire solo, resulting in a constant screaming and screeching in the...
- column is cylindrical and open at one end and closed at the other, it overblows the third harmonic. "A whistle made out of a long tube with a slide at...
- the harmonica. Levy's overblow, a kind of controlled upward bend, makes available all notes on the diatonic harmonica. The overblow allowed a combination...
- internal bore to overblow at the octave when the thumb/register hole is pinched open, while the clarinet, with its cylindrical bore, overblows at the twelfth...
- possible on stock diatonic harmonica, especially on an airtight design. Overblows Blow-Bends B♭ E♭ E♭ F♯ B♭ E♭ F♯ B C E G C E G C E G C <= Blow (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)...