RE: [Harp-L] Harp set-up help

["Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I was in a pinch once and had to buy a new G harp before the gig. 
All the store had was a sp20.  I took it apart and set up the reeds,
emobossed it slightly and played my show.  It worked well enough that
I haven't touched it since but then again I don't use it unless I
need to.


I don't like sp20s.

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>---- Original Message ----
>From: ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Harp set-up help
>Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 08:26:58 -0700
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>>Is there general consensus from the list members on initial
>modifications
>>you always make out of the box to set-up a harp?  And is it specific
>to the
>>harp mfg. and model? - If so, What do y'all do to new SP20s prior to
>>playing? I'm not talking overblow set up, just basic stuff -
>gapping,
>>embossing etc. I've been on the inside of my harps before and it
>never seems
>>to work out that I actually improve the sound - most of the time I
>just make
>>it worse, with the exception of tuning.  Is it that you do different
>things
>>to each harp based on the way it individually sounds, or are there
>some
>>things you always do to a SP20?
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>>I generally notice that the low end of the SP20s - 2/3 draw seems
>like there
>>is a lot of air leakage - is this more likely me or the SP20s?
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>>Any help would be much appreciated.
>>
>>Ross Macdonald
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Chris Michalek

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