Re: [Harp-L] defective Golden Melody?

[Fernando Bresslau <bresslau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tim Moyer wrote:
> John Kerkhoven wrote:
>   
> > Whenever I have tested this, I have come to the same conclusion 
> > as Pat Missin: the squeal is on the draw if you are drawing, on 
> > the blow if you are blowing.
> >     
>
> I'm sorry, I seem to have mixed two problems in my answer without 
> pointing that out.  In the first case, I'm guessing that the squeal 
> is caused by the reed rubbing against the side of the reed slot.  In 
> this case, since the squeal doesn't occur during normal sounding of 
> the 3 draw, but only bending of the 3 draw, which sounds the three 
> blow (though not exclusively), the offender would most likely be the 
> blow note, and running the shim down the side would re-center the 
> reed and fix the problem.  I suppose it would make sense to ask 
> whether the 3 blow alone exhibits any problems. 

I still suspect that the blow reed is very, very slightly off centre, 
touching the slot wall only when the bend is fully developed...

Fernando