Re: [Harp-L] 9 and 10 blow out

Pierre <plavio@xxxxxxxxxxxx> · Wed, 30 Mar 2005 10:07:33 -0500

Bill's advice sounds good, but if you're 'experienced', then you can check 
the gap of the reed as compared to the 6, 7, and 8 reeds; they should get 
progressively lower. Is there a gap?
If the gap is too slight, create a slight arc upwards starting from the 
middle of the reed.
If there is too much, bend down near the rivet. Go slow as on the high reeds 
you need micro adjustments.
Pierre.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Hines" <billhines4@xxxxxxxxxxx>

To: <TomEHarp@xxxxxxx>; <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>

Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 9:39 AM

Subject: RE: [Harp-L] 9 and 10 blow out
Blow lighter. It's sometimes tough to get the sounds out of those 9/10 
holes

and takes practice. Did they ever work? Are you pretty new to harp? Excuse

that question if you are experienced and there is something genuinely 
wrong

with your harps, you don't say if you are new. It's not likely that you 
have

more than one defective harp. For some reason, I find the upper register

much easier to play when I'm tongue-blocking rather than puckering. You 
can

open the harps and tinker with the gapping of the reeds, but I wouldn't

recommend that if you are new to the harp, it's probably related to your

embochure/technique.
Bill Hines
Hershey, PA
-----Original Message-----

From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf

Of TomEHarp@xxxxxxx

Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 9:26 AM

To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx

Subject: [Harp-L] 9 and 10 blow out
i'm doing some songs that i'm doing some 9 and 10 blows on a c harp.my
problem is they don't work. the harps are only 2 weeks old.they are marine
bands.is
there anyway i can repair this problem??

thanks for any help
tom in ct.
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