Yes, worth your time. It's about the most significant thing you can do. Plink the reeds often and plink them and listen to them in relation to the reeds next to it, one common problem is a reed seems fine, but it plinks a little dead, that's when the emboss is too close and you need to deemboss.
Here's a video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHqVkcxJ2wg
The tool I'm using in the video is a bit heavier than what most folks might use, but you should get the idea...
Dave
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Elk RIver Harmonicas
www.elkriverharmonicas.com
Michael D'Aurizio <mdaurizio@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello Everyone,
I've recently started trying to customize my harps. I think i'm getting the hang of reed arcing pretty well. I have noticed how much more responsive my instruments are after applying this technique. It seems to take a lot less air to get the reed to sound. I was wondering how much better they would play with the reed slots embossed. Is it worth the effort to try to learn this technique? Any opinions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your replies.
Mike D'Aurizio
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