Re: Re: [Harp-L] long slot D harp?



>From what I'm told those reeds have to be de-tuned so much at the
factory the reeds end up being much wear than anything else. Rick
Epping is aware of this issue and I hear Hohner may end up shifting
long slot Ds in the future...this is rumour though


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>---- Original Message ----
>From: garry@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: Re: [Harp-L] long slot D harp?
>Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 11:49:48 -0400
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>>"Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>> I absolutely agree!!!! It seems like across the board, regardless
>of the 
>>> manufacturer, stock D's tend to be very problematic, and the only
>way to get 
>>> a long slot D is from a good customizer, The two most annoying
>problems with 
>>> stock D's for me in my experiences have been the 4 blow reed
>quickly going 
>>> flat or blowing out, even when played fairly soft, never mind
>played hard, 
>>> and they often need more regapping and tend to leak more than any
>other key 
>>> out of the box. 
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>>anybody have any guesses why this is so?  you'd kinda expect 
>>problems at either extreme of high or low keys, but D's a bit
>>middle-ish for boundary conditions.  or is it that high E and F 
>>just don't get played much, so the problems aren't noticed?
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>>----
>>Garry Hodgson, Technical Consultant, AT&T Labs
>>
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