Harvey Berman wrote:
<I happened to go the BHF that year, and I got into a conversation with Rick Epping, and told him of my efforts, and asked his opinion. He stated, if I remember correctly, that he had heard of it, and his opinion was that it was a real thing, and could prolong the like of Harmonica Reeds. When I asked him why Hohner did not go ahead and treat them at the factory, I left with the impression that it was not in their best interest to make them last longer.>
This is really not the case and does both Rick and Hohner an injustice. Rick devoted a great deal of time on behalf of Hohner to ensuring that the company's harmonica reeds now do last considerably longer than they used to. I proposed testing cryogenic treatment of reed plates to Hohner in the early 1990s following a conversation with a trumpet player who was familiar with this method and as Rick stated in his succinct explanation in digest 61/102, the results did not appear to justify the expense,
Steve
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