Re: [Harp-L] The new Suzuki MANJI: Closest Reed/Slot Tolerances EverAchieved



The Suzuki Manji appears to be an excellent harmonica. You play it extremely well. However, some of your claims seem overly broad.

Do you really think that tiny wooden particles buried in a plastic comb can affect tone? This claim needs theoretical and empirical support to be credible. My $1000 wager (of many years standing) says that when listeners must depend on their ears alone, differences in comb materials are imperceptible.

Because welding exerts no misaligning horizontal force or torque on the reed as do rivets and screws, it makes sense that the clearance can be less. However, how important can this be when the leakage area from the same hole through the gap in the opening/silent reed is many times larger than the clearance around the closing/sounding reed. This is especially true for low-pitched reeds where breath pressure opens that gap even farther.

It is arguable that stainless steel reeds are an equally or more important 21st-century harmonica development than welded reeds.

Because cover details whose dimensions are very small with respect to the sound wavelength are subject to diffraction, claims about their effects require support.

Sadly, all harmonica manufacturers make the same kind of unsupported claims. Harmonica buyers need a little more truth in advertising!

Vern

----- Original Message ----- From: "Brendan Power" <bren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 3:03 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] The new Suzuki MANJI: Closest Reed/Slot Tolerances EverAchieved



Suzuki will unveil their all-new Manji M-20 diatonic harmonica at SPAH this
coming week.


Every component has been designed from scratch for high performance: comb,
coverplates, reeds and reedplates. All the bits are striking, but the most
impressive claim Suzuki are making is that, in the MANJI, they have achieved
an unprecedented level of accuracy in fixing the reeds on the reedplate.


This has allowed them to reduce the reed/slot tolerances to a fineness never
before achieved in a manufactured harmonica...


You can see and hear the MANJI M-20 in these two videos:

MANJI Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOHJZr0-Qoc

MANJI Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD7AqiBE5XE

The icing on the cake is that the MANJI will retail at a very affordable
price (to be announced at SPAH).


Regards,

Brendan Power
WEBSITE: http://www.brendan-power.com
YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/BrendanPowerMusic


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