[Harp-L] Reed materials

["Aongus MacCana" <amaccana@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I seem to recall that someone reported on the list a year or two ago (about
the time that the Seydel 1847 hit the streets) that he had made a
replacement reed from a stainless steel Wilkinson Sword razor blade and that
when he played the harp subsequently nobody could identify the ersatz reed.
This is an idea that appeals to the cheap in me, although I think it is
extremely unlikely to be true. However if the gifted razor blade blacksmith
actually exists, it would be fun to hear how he did it.
Aongus Mac Cana