RE: [Harp-L] Overblow squeals

["Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My general feeling is if you want to be a serious OB player then you
need to use harps that work correctly out of the box.  That's hohner
and hering hamonicas.  My preference is Hohner.

If I could play Filisko harps then I would most certainly use Golden
Melodies followed by special 20s and marine bands.

Lee Oskar makes a nice harp but it's too much work to set them up and
then further tweak them just to get stable Ob's out of them.




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>---- Original Message ----
>From: paul_bowering@xxxxxxxxx
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Overblow squeals
>Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 11:03:07 -0700 (PDT)
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>>Just a mini poll for all those who regularly employ
>>overblows. What method do you use to stabilize the
>>reed and why?
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>>1) Wax / Nail polish - some say there is the added
>>benefit of sealing that little air gap between the
>>reed's root and the plates but does it dampen the
>>reed's vibration?
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>>2) Turbo tape - probably easiest but will come off
>>when cleaning. Adding a new piece will affect the
>>tuning differently and I'm sick of tuning.
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>>3) Nothing - you're not playing Asian harps and even
>>then ...
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>>Paul
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