Palm harmonics question

[Pete Martin]

I’ve made enough progress that I’m playing a few tunes with the western swing band I’m in (still playing mostly electric mandolin) and having big fun. I’ve decided I need to add palm harmonics, so started practicing. I find that once I get my hand set, I can get pretty clear harmonics on single notes most of the time. I am “bouncing” on the string and as I have played fretted instruments most of my life, this is pretty easy to do.

What I can’t do is get chord harmonics. When I watch instructional videos, it looks like some players just push their whole right arm forward. What I can’t tell is are they doing the same “bounce” like they do on single strings, or do they start with their palms on the strings?

Any advice folks can give is very much appreciated!

Thanks,

Pete