RE: [Harp-L] Re: breaking in new harps

[Jim Fitting <jfitting@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes I would agree. A little gentle bending on a new harp does seem to help before going into full on bending in a gig situation. There is no doubt I play harder at a gig so that makes sense to me (because I play mostly acoustic! oops I don't want to get into that discussion), but of course I am only talking about plain old Marine Bands! 
Jim
> From: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 16:34:23 +0200
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Harp-L] Re: breaking in new harps
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> Interesting that few people on the list seem to do this. I certainly notice that overblow response seems to improve after the harp has been played for a while. I usually do a basic setup and then play them gently for a few minutes before putting them in my kit. OB response may take a couple of gigs to stabilize. 
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