[Harp-L] How to Paddy Richter my new XB40...

["Steve Shaw" <moorcot@xxxxxxx>]

I finally got hold of an XB40 in G today (they're about as easy to come by 
as rocking horse s**t this end), and I'm optimistic that I'll be getting a 
low D pretty soon!

I shouldn't need to retune, right, because all the notes are "there."  
Regardless of that, I feel I need to do this in the light of my own 
limitations (trouble hitting accurate bends super-fast with no slurring).

I am reasonably adept at retuning reeds but I haven't yet got my head round 
what I may need to do with the two reeds involved with that note.  I just 
wondered if anyone has done this and/or could give me any advice/cautions.

Thanks in advance,

Steve

Ps.  Definition of frustration:  XB40 arrives in post at 11.35 a.m.  Wife 
drags me out on marathon shopping trip at 11.40 a.m........



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