Re: Re: [Harp-L] Seydel 1847 stainless steel reed harmonica

["Rick Dempster" <rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Vern, I believe in what you say; I believe it from my own experience and
from what I have read.However, did you see the exchange between myself
and Smo' Joe. early today/tonight? (I'm in southern hem.) I woodn't - 
sorry - wouldn't bet $1000 on this, because I still have a sneaking
suspicion that wood combed harps MIGHT be (inconsistently) identifiable
by sound  not because of the qualities of the wood itself, but their
inherent leakiness, plus perhaps a certain kind of grot-accumulation
specific to wood. 
Years ago, when plastic combs first appeared, I truly believed that I
could tell the difference, and believed I'd proved it after walking up
to various players and saying 'You were playing a plastic comb, right?'
and finding I had been right on I don't remember how many occasions.
However, this could have been coincidence and was hardly a control
experiment.
Sorry to re-open this running sore people; but this is a new slant,
right? Ok! Ok! I'm going....
RD


>>> "Vern Smith" <jevern@xxxxxxx> 17/04/2007 13:41:49 >>>

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff roulier" <jroulier@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [Harp-L] Seydel 1847 stainless steel reed harmonica


 > It may be me, but I think nothing beats the sound of wood.

You are right, nothing beats the sound of wood.  It is also true in
reverse, 
wood beats the sound of nothing else. That is because the sound of a 
harmonica is not affected by the material of the comb.  I offer a
standing 
$1000 wager that no one can tell the difference in tone between
harmonicas 
having different comb materials but otherwise identical parts.  Wanta
bet???

Vern
Visit my harmonica website www.Hands-Free-Chromatic.7p.com 

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