Re: [Harp-L] flat reeds

[Frank Mangiapane <frank.mangiapane@xxxxxxxxx>]

This used to happen to me all the time ,no matter what brand of harp
including Seydel 1847's especially when using the lip pucker embouchure.I am
now more aware of the limits of the 5 draw and have adjusted my playing
style including using more tongue blocking and I no longer have a big
problem with the 5 draw reed. In essence I concur completely with Mr. Yerxa.

On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> If you've been playing for years and this has never happened, then I'd send
> them back to Hohner - they may have had a run of bad reeds.
>
> However, if you've been playing less than a year, or if you're an
> experienced player but this is a recurring problem, then I'd suggest that it
> might be a good idea to examine your playing technique to see if you could
> avoid stressing the Draw 5 reed.
>
> Draw 5 is the most sensitive reed in the harp to excessive force in
> playing. Hitting the reed too hard, or trying to bend it too far, will
> deliver energy the reed can't dissipate, and the resulting stress can result
> in early failure.
>
> Winslow
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> Winslow Yerxa
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> Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
>
> Resident expert at bluesharmonica.com
>
> Harmonica instructor, jazzschool.com
>
> Columnist, harmonicasessions.com
>
> --- On Fri, 5/14/10, Mike <otisharp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> From: Mike <otisharp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Harp-L] flat reeds
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, May 14, 2010, 12:42 PM
>
> I recently bought a Special-20 and within two weeks the five draw reed was
> flat as a pancake.Bought another at the same place (a large guitar oriented
> chain) and the five draw also went flat; this time in one week. The
> salesperson told me if i wanted to i could send it back to Hohner. Both of
> these harps were in blister-packs if it matters. This is the first time i've
> had trouble with this model harp. Anyone else experiance this problem?
>                  Mike
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F. Mangiapane