[Harp-L] Painted vs. Shiny (unpainted) coverplates

[captron100@xxxxxxx]

John F. Potts wrote:

........I asked Oz Leguizamo at Suzuki customer service about  
this.  Oz  told me that the Promasters and the Hammonds are made to  
identical specifications, but because the Hammonds have painted cover  
plates, the tone is darker. ......snip...... There is a subtle,  
but definite, difference in tone when a harp has painted cover  
plates. Sometimes, I used to wonder if it was just my imagination.  
But now, after talking to Oz and Antony, my belief  has been  
validated.  


John, why dontcha switch covers on the two models and give yourself a blind test?  Let us know the
results.
ron