Reed sound, where does it come from?

["Blunt White" <playharp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I recently noticed this when I was in the process of tuning a harp (I don't 
tune harps this way I just had the harp apart at that moment) I had the harp 
apart (plates not attached to the comb) I noticed that when I "plinked" a 
reed that less sound comes from the side that the reeds are riveted on as 
shown by having to hold the reed plate much closer to the tuning meter mic 
to have the meter pick up enough volume to register.  If I "plinked" it with 
the other side facing the tuner I could hold it much further away before it 
stopped registering.   Does the sound generated by the free swinging reed 
come from both sides or only one side of the reed plate?

Any thoughts?

Blunt





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