Re: [Harp-L] Harmonica design

[Frank Mangiapane <frank.mangiapane@xxxxxxxxx>]

I don't know ,but I am pretty sure I was blowing them out because I was
blowing too hard and I suspect that the comb design of the GM, ( there is a
tab or sprue that runs horizontally across each hole in the GM ) limited or
diverted some of the air flow. I would love to see a comparative analysis of
reed failure between the Marine band, Spec 20 and GM . These were the harps
that I learned on.Needless to say, I have since altered my technique.

On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 8:24 PM, fjm <bad_hat@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The reed plates of the Special 20, 1896 Marine Band and the Golden Melody
> are essentially the same.  The outside dimensions differ a little but you
> can swap the reeds from any of the above into any of the above and the slots
> are identical too.  The Golden Melody has unvented covers.  Odd that you
> would blow out reds on the 1896 and not the Golden Melody. Wonder why that
> was?  fjm
>



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F. Mangiapane