[Harp-L] RE: golden melody harps

["M. N." <mnessmith@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris wrote:
"When I first started playing ... I used Marine Band harps and briefly 
switched to the GM harps. At that time, I found that I had a lot of problems 
with reeds going flat, so I switched back to the MB. After more experience 
and learning to relax my playing, I tried GM harps again and have stuck with 
them. ... I thought I would bring this all up to say that you may want to be 
aware of the possible early failure problem I experienced."

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I've had a VERY similar experience. Back in high school, when I was just 
starting to mess around with the harp, I flatted out Golden Melody harps 
faster than anything else. For years, I was convinced there was a problem 
with these harps, that THEY were somehow defective. ;-) Now, though, after 
putting in a good bit of time in the woodshed and learning to play softer 
with more resonance, I get a lot of mileage out of a Golden Melody (and 
since they're now screwed together, it's easy to touch up the tuning when 
need be). When family asks what I want to Christmas or birthday or whatever, 
I always tell them I'd love a Golden Melody or Marine Band harp. I love 'em 
both.
MN