[Harp-L] Jazz chromatic / gaps setup, etc.

["Alexander Savelyev" <Alexander.Savelyev@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi, 

Met and chatted with Olivier Ker Ourio a few weeks ago www.kerourio.com 

I like his emotional style of playing with with the use of bending technique in a similar way to what Toots is doing. He said he adjusts the gaps of the reeds to do so and leaves the windsavers flat as they were, others cut off the edge of the respective windsaver, most daring do penetrate the windsavers with the needle, which I think is not likely to help much. Of course I'm gonna find out the answer on how to set up the reeds in order to be able to use some bending on chromatic, maybe asking Olivier personally when I have a chance, but I'd appreciate if some of the harp-l members could share this info. Namely, how to set the reeds without modifying windsavers so that bending is possible or gets much easier without excessive strain of the reeds. Please give a few tips on to put me on track. 

Big thanks for any tips to come.  


Best, 

Alex