Re: [Harp-L] Sound of Hohner (was Hering harp comment): couldbeHohnerApology

["Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Mike and Beverly Rogers" <mbrogers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Sound of Hohner (was Hering harp comment): 
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> What has helped me to get away from forceful playing, and wearing out 
> reeds,
> is my switch to custom harps.  My customs will choke, if I play them too
> hard, so I've learned to be gentle and am getting the same results for
> volume, without destroying the reeds.  Consequently, my technique is 
> giving
> longer life to my stock harps.  Bullfrog

Hi,
Well said!!! People who play too hard will blow out expensive custom harps 
just as quickly if not MORE quickly than stock harps from playing them too 
hard, and learning to lose that habit will aid not only in harp longevity, 
but also in terms of dexterity on the instrument, tone quality and tonal 
VARIETY. Poor playing technique blows out harps a lot faster than poor 
manufacturing will, like it or not. Many of the very best players actually 
don't play them very hard at all.

Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
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