RE: [Harp-L] Magic reed gap adjustment.

["James F. Antaki, PhD" <turbodog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, Bill, that's precisely what I was looking for.

If I get enough responses, I'll post the results on harp-l, in case anyone's
interested.

And if you're curious why I ask; you may have already surmised that I'm
developing a modification that makes it easy to adjust reed gap on the fly.
Just not mass-producable right now on account of limited number of players
that would use it.  On the other hand, if there's just a few reeds that are
most important, I'd be able to make them by hand for the time being.

Most obliged,

Turbodog


-----Original Message-----
From: Bill [mailto:bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 4:38 AM
To: James F. Antaki; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Magic reed gap adjustment.

7 draw reeds - so i can trust that the overdraw will happen and sound good

Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "James F. Antaki" <turbodog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 2:33 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] Magic reed gap adjustment.


> Friends,
>
> If I may impose on  you with a hypothetical question...
> ...Suppose you were able to wave a magic wand (or twist some sort of small
> magic knob) on the back of your harmonica that would adjust the gap of any
> reed.  Which reed would you wish for?
> (Remember: a gap that's too small may cause the reed to choke, but would
> make it feel tighter, and easier to overblow. Gap too large: makes harp 
> feel
> leaky, and causes some bends to blank out.)
>
> Feel free to respond off site if you wish.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Turbodog
>
>
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