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

[EGS1217@xxxxxxx]

honestly, I can't imagine ANYone not wanting the ability to be able to gap  
ALL or most reeds...if there were a way to do it without muss and fuss and  
without screwing up or damaging anything inside. 
 
I'd sure want to ...of course I'm talking primarily about chromatics....but 
 then I watched Chris Michalek spend an inordinate length of time 
re-gapping the  reeds on my own 4 Buddha harps (he'd made for me)..simply because I 
need  mine gapped differently from other people due to my TMJ problem. 
 
Something to make that easier (and take up less time) would be great. When  
you mentioned a 'magic knob' I visualized a little sliding  one running 
along  a slot in the back of the harp...but  then...that would get into 'air 
leakiness'. And round and round we go  (again) <G>
 
Wouldn't you at least have a sure-fire market with most of the  customizers?
 
Elizabeth
 
"Message: 6
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:28:50 -0500
From: "James F.  Antaki, PhD" <turbodog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Magic reed  gap adjustment.
To: "'Bill'" <bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,  <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>

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
>
>