Re: HARP-L Digest V95 #133

[Robert Neville <rneville@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've got a a Huang Silvertone in C -- only C harp I own -- with an odd 
problem.  I can only draw 3 down one tone, instead of the usual one and a 
half semi-tones.  No Ab, to put it another way.  Why should this be so?  
None of my better quality harps suffer from this problem.  Is this a 
characteristic of Silvertones?  But it _is_ strange, since the acoustic 
theory as I understand it says that you should be able to draw to to 
about a semi-tone above the low reed.  Since the low reed is more or less 
in tune, I cannot understand why, no matter what I try, I can't get the 
full bend.  BTW, I am some kind of intermediate player, and have no 
problem with this bend on any other harp I have tried.

Puzzled ...

Robert
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