[Harp-L] Re: Cryogenics

[Steve Baker <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Harvey Berman wrote:

<I happened to go the BHF that year, and I got into a conversation  
with Rick Epping, and told him of my efforts, and asked his opinion.   
He stated, if I remember correctly, that he had heard of it, and his  
opinion was that it was a real thing, and could prolong the like of  
Harmonica Reeds.  When I asked him why Hohner did not go ahead and  
treat them at the factory, I left with the impression that it was not  
in their best interest to make them last longer.>

This is really not the case and does both Rick and Hohner an  
injustice. Rick devoted a great deal of time on behalf of Hohner to  
ensuring that the company's harmonica reeds now do last considerably  
longer than they used to. I proposed testing cryogenic treatment of  
reed plates to Hohner in the early 1990s following a conversation  
with a trumpet player who was familiar with this method and as Rick  
stated in his succinct explanation in digest 61/102, the results did  
not appear to justify the expense,

Steve

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