[Harp-L] Re: Choking the reeds -- harmful?

[David Staley <staleyclan@xxxxxxxxx>]

I don't know, John, but I think that's why he
abandoned harmonica reeds and went to spoons.  He
probably realized he was a bad spoons player too and
found that bending spoons got him a lot more
attention. I don't think the spoons were made of
phosphor bronze or stainless steel or they would have
sprung back. 

Dave Staley
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Vern Smith wrote:
The stress in a reed is attributable only to reed
deflection and nothing else...not player pressure, not
player embouchure, and not player effort unless these
player actions cause the deflection.

Dave Staley wrote:
I heard that Uri Geller could bend reeds with his
mind.  I don't know if the reeds were harmed or not
though:-)

John Balding wrote:
Hmmm...I wonder what those spoons were made of...


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