Re: [Harp-L] The instrument often mistaken for a harmonica

[fjm <bad_hat@xxxxxxxx>]

Accordinas.com had some instrument descriptions.  They talked about a 
shutters arrangement for shaping the sound.  I think I heard elements of 
that in the one clip I've heard so far.  Since you access the notes via 
buttons not by changing where your mouth is I wonder how effective 
traditional harmonica player vocal tract note shaping techniques would 
actually be? As you (Winslow) know from your experiments with the 
discrete comb even small changes in the volume of the chamber in which 
the reed resides can quickly skew the impedance of the reed to a point 
where it is difficult if not impossible to get it to sound.  1250 euros 
is a might steep for me but it would be fun to play around with an 
accordina to suss out some of the answers to my questions.  Sorry to say 
but used Melodicas are all my current budget allows.