RE: [Harp-L] Breaking in a new harp

[Buck Worley <boogalloo@xxxxxxx>]

Yea. That was what we called 2/60 air conditioning. 2 windows down at 60mph ! I have done that just for fun. Never considered it to be helpful on a harp though.

To: mike.d.best@xxxxxx; boogalloo@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Breaking in a new harp
From: philharpn@xxxxxxx
CC: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx; lmsattler@xxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 14:23:42 -0400

This trick of holding the harp outside the car dates back to the pre-air conditioning days -- but it works!






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From: Mike Best <mike.d.best@xxxxxx>

To: Buck Worley <boogalloo@xxxxxxx>

Cc: harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>; Lare Sattler <lmsattler@xxxxxxx>

Sent: Sat, Sep 20, 2014 8:52 am

Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Breaking in a new harp









I found that holding a brand new harp out the window of a fast moving car works 
well. Until you drop one. Then you don't do it anymore

> On 20 Sep 2014, at 11:21 am, Buck Worley <boogalloo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> I concur. I have never 'broken in' a harp
> 
>> Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 16:16:33 -0700
>> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Breaking in a new harp
>> From: robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> To: lmsattler@xxxxxxx
>> CC: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>> 
>> I concur with Richard Hunter here:
>> 
>> So far as I can tell, there's no advantage to breaking in a harp slowly,
>> especially harps of the quality standard that's common nowadays.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 2:16 PM, Lare Sattler <lmsattler@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I have read conflicting things about the need to break in a new harp
>> 
>> Robert Hale
>> Serious Honkage!
>> Learn Harmonica by Webcam
>> http://www.youtube.com/DUKEofWAIL
>> http://www.dukeofwail.com
>