Re: [Harp-L] plastic comb vs wood ?

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think most of the emPHAAsis was placed on the wrong SylABBle when it came to combs. Everyone seems to be worried about how they sound to the audience. What about the player? Like: the weight, the solid feel, the vibration(s), the mental feeling that the reeds are doing what you want. Maybe it's all psychosymantic, but if a player 'feels' a certain comfortability about how the harp feels and plays, couldn't this be an important factor? Could they not PLAY better because they feel what they are doing. Just a thought.

I am familiar with the Halchak combs...and they just feel right. Maybe it's all mental? Why else would people prefer certain models of harmonica. Meisterklasse, Saxony, 64 standard, 64 PRE-war, super 64, Amadeus, CBH16, Polestadt, Renaisance, Silver concerto. And in the realm of diatonics, the list is huge too. Just a thought.  

smo-joe 

On Jun 9, 2013, at 1:16 PM, Mike Wilbur wrote:

> Comb Material.........revisited.  :(
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> Mike Wilbur
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> On Jun 9, 2013, at 12:18 PM, "Tom Halchak" <thalchak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> As a custom comb maker, I am tempted to but I won't get into a dissertation
>> about combs made from wood vs. plastic vs. aluminum vs. Corian vs. brass or
>> any other exotic material.  However, at SPAH this summer, I am planning to
>> conduct a workshop entitled, are you ready for this.........
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>> THE GREAT COMB DEBATE
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>> It will feature some famous players demonstrating identical harps with combs
>> made from different materials.  Those in attendance will be able to
>> participate in a friendly competition as they attempt to correctly identify
>> which harps are being played in a series of blind tests.  Prizes will be
>> awarded to the winner(s).
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>> It's sure to be a lot of fun, spark some friendly debate and settle this
>> issue once and for eternity.  Stay tuned for further details.
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>> Tom Halchak
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>> Blue Moon Harmonicas
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>> P.O. Box 14401
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>> Clearwater, FL 33766
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>> www.BlueMoonHarmonicas.com <http://www.bluemoonharmonicas.com/> 
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