Re: [Harp-L] Steve Baker Special

[Frank Evers <frank@xxxxxxxxx>]

Am Dienstag, 22. April 2008 schrieb Frank Evers:
> The 365 has chromo reeds. They are longer, thicker

Now this might need further explanation why i think that matters:

Length:
 Vern used the term deflection, i'll add another one: amplitude.
As far as i understand the reeds very tip of both, a short (ordinary 
harp) reed and a long (chromo) reed, both of the same pitch, have 
nearly the same amplitude at a given air pressure. As the chromo reed 
is longer there's less deflection per inch - every single point of 
the reed is stressed less.

Thickness:
I don't believe in perfect reeds. In every single reed there are 
microcracks, anomalies in the moleculaire structure, etc. that can be 
the starting point of a rupture. If the reed is thicker (which 
invariably also means longer if we want it to the job properly) 
there's a better chance that the surrounding material will stabilize 
the less perfect stuff.

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Gruß,Frank