Re: [Harp-L] Reed materials

["Vern Smith" <jevern@xxxxxxx>]

I have a Hard ?Bopper Chromatic containing one SS reed that no one has been 
able to identify.  However, I did not make it from a razor blade.  I used SS 
shim stock.

Vern
Visit my harmonica website www.Hands-Free-Chromatic.7p.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aongus MacCana" <amaccana@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Harp-L List" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 10:14 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] Reed materials


> 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
>
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