Re: [Harp-L] comb material.

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Sep 18, 2008, at 12:02 PM, Aalprice@xxxxxxx wrote:

> I'm not hugely opinioned about this,but for what it's worth here's  
> my two
> bob's worth.
>
> I prefer wood mainly because to me it a question of temperature. I  
> find
> wooden bodied harps heat up quickly when you play them. In a gig  
> situation this
> is important because the harp i feel works better when warm. In  
> saying that
> though the GM is my harp of choice and i buy cherry wood combs from  
> Italy and
> fit them.
>
>       Metal bodied harps i feel take much longer  to heat up and  
> also,don't
> know if this is just me but,they make my saliva glands  go intae  
> overdrive to
> the point my back teeth are floating.

Metal, especially differing metals set up an electrical charge. Even  
if both the comb AND plates are the same metal, unless they are the  
same amalgum (formulae), you will still set up an electrical current.  
This will activate your salivary glands.
smo-joe
>      As far as telling whether a harp has a  wood,metal,plastic or  
> whatever
> kind of comb fitted i really think i'd struggle a  bit.
>
>    Cheers,Al.
>
>
>
>
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