Re: [Harp-L] low harp bending

[Mike Fugazzi <mikefugazzi@xxxxxxxxx>]

Good advice here.  The technique is a huge part of it, but the harps that 
low simply don't want to bend, lol.  

On Monday, October 15, 2012 12:05:04 PM UTC-5, Boris Plotnikov wrote:
>
> 1. More embossing. 
> 2. More practice 
> 3. Try Seydel 1847 in LowC. I can even overblow holes 4 and higher on 
> my LowC and LowBb. 
> 4. Also recommend to tune down at least a halfstep using abrasive by 
> making reed base thinner and polished (lenghtwise tuning only!) 
>
> 2012/10/15 Robert Hale <rob...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <javascript:>>: 
> > I just tuned up a nice Lee Oskar Low C using silver solder on low F 
> plates, 
> > down -5 semitones. 
> > Tone, response, and texture are simply delicious! But my low draw bends 
> > seem impossible below Draw 4. 
> > This is my lowest tuned harp with solder. Just above that, I draw bend 
> > fine with low D and low E. \ 
> > 
> > Have I reached the lower limit of how much lead a reed can hold? 
> > More embossing? More reed arcing? More Mojo? 
> > 
> > 
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