Re: [Harp-L] Paddy Richters out of the box

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Can't comment on the Seydels as opposed to a customized Suzuki.

About the salivation, everyone who plays valved instruments has some
degree of trouble with valves sticking and buzzing due to accumulation
of sticky residues from the player's breath.

Judging from your questions I'm assuming you're not a novice. New
players often experience a lot of salivation when they first take up
the harmonica; the mouth seems to treat the harmoncia as a foreign
object that can be floated away on a swell of saliva, but after awhile
this calms down.

If your mouth isn't going to be convinced that it's not fighting off an
intruder (would mental imagery work?) then there are two things you can
concentrate on:

--What you do before you play

--What you do after you play.

Before you play, avoid eating and drinking for awhile. These stimulate
saliva production. If you wait awhile after eaating, the saliva
production subsides.

Rinse your mouth (and gargle) before playing to get rid of sticky
residues from sugars, starches, and any other gluey food substances,
along with particles that could clog the reeds.

After your play, rinse the harmonica in warm water to rinse away any
accumulated saliva, then tap it out several times and play it for a
couple of minutes to loosen up the valves before letting it air dry.

Winslow

--- Simon Willerton <s.willerton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I've got a couple of Suzuki Promaster Paddy Richters from 
> Brendan Power which are great (apart from the valves -- see 
> below).  Now I need third Paddy Richter but Brendan says 
> he's not doing any harp-tech this year, so I'd like 
> something that's decent to play straight out of the box 
> (I've got too many things on to learn how to retune and 
> regap at the moment).  Seydel seems to be the obvious choice 
> as they do both the Session and Favorite harps in Paddy 
> Richter, does anyone have any comments on how they compare? 
>   (Especially how they would compare with a Power tweaked 
> Suzuki).
> 
> With regard to the windsavers, I seem to be a rather wet 
> player, and the valves keep sticking, so I've ended up 
> taking them out.  Is there any cure for my over-salivation?
> 
> Simon.
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