Re: [Harp-L] Reed plate thickness

["Tom Albanese" <reedwrecker@xxxxxxxxx>]

One of the main advantages to double thick reed plates is the volume you get
from forcing the reeds to swing deeper in the slot. Makes the
harmonica louder but also stresses the reeds more because they travel
further. It's a trade off. That's how it was explained to me by the master.

tom albanese

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On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 8:58 PM, Dave Payne, Elk River Harmonicas <
dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> A thicker reedplate will play better because, this factor is widely
> overlooked, the screw pressure is distributed more evenly,
> thus the reedplate holds flatter and you get less leaking. I have double
> plated them before, that's going from like 1.04 mm to 2.08 mm and it will
> overblow much easier.
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