Re: [Harp-L] Why did I resist the chromatic for so long????

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Dec 5, 2008, at 12:54 PM, Michael Meehan wrote:

> I just got my new chromatic in the mail, and WOW. It is AWESOME. I  
> could kick myself for resisting it for so long, out of pure  
> stubbornness.
>   Never again will I have to look at a piece of music and fear that  
> super-crucial-to-the-melody 3 draw single or triple bend that ya  
> gotta hold steady for 4 beats...
>   Got a question, though. The one blow makes a bit of a buzz, or  
> rattle, somewhere in the harp (can't tell exactly where it is  
> coming from). Is this something I am doing wrong?

No, the wind savers need time to 'settle in'. They need to be warmed  
up and then they settle down. If it persists, the wind saver may have  
a curl in it. But give it a chance.

> I remember when I first started playing diatonic, and I thought my  
> one draw was broken, but it turned out to be technique.
>   Thanks a lot, everyone!~
>
>
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