RE: [Harp-L] Crossover fan

[Daniel Gage <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Special 20 combs are  sometimes not smoothed out on the side edges.  It's difficult to explain w/o a drawing, but if you hold the harmonica as if to play, looking into the holes, I'm talking about the edge of the comb below hole 1.  So put your finger right there, then roll it up towards  where the coverplate screw is.  Before you get to the metal of the coverplate, there's a a lip of plastic.  Sometimes the edge of that plastic is very sharp.  It doesn't happen often, but I've purchased enough Special 20's to notice when it does.  I file it down and it's fine, but the first few times, I didn't notice until after I'd been cut.

--- On Fri, 9/10/10, Patrick Powers <patpowers@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Patrick Powers <patpowers@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Crossover fan
> To: "'Daniel Gage'" <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, September 10, 2010, 7:00 PM
> I'm real curious to know how you cut
> yourself with a Special 20 --
> Please explain.
> 
>    Best Regards,
> 
>          Pat Powers
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]
> On
> Behalf Of Daniel Gage
> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 1:51 PM
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Crossover fan
> 
> 
> I really like the Crossover, too.
> 
> It feels like middle ground between a stock Marine Band and
> a custom, to
> me.  I enjoy playing the three that I
> own.   I've gotten cut by Special
> 20's plenty of times.  I have yet to sustain a
> Crossover-related injury.
> 
> --- On Fri, 9/10/10, buzz krantz <buzzo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: buzz krantz <buzzo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Crossover fan
> > To: "John Frazer" <harmonicajohns@xxxxxxx>
> > Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Friday, September 10, 2010, 11:16 AM
> >   I agree 100% although  I
> > didn't have to alter any of mine. I love the 
> > feel & sound of them.
> >    buzz...........
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On 9/10/2010 9:27 AM, John Frazer wrote:
> > > I love the new Crossover. The reedplates do not
> cut my
> > lips. It plays great,
> > > although I did open the gap on 5 blow so that it
> would
> > not choke with my
> > > forceful playing.
> > >
> > > Thanks, Hohner. Great instrument. Keep up the
> good
> > work.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 9/9/10 2:05 PM,
> "harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx"<harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> From: Pat Powers<patpowers@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> I have been playing harmonica for over 35
> years,
> > and I'm
> > >> an exerienced engineer, and I have researched
> the
> > subject thoroughly.  I know
> > >> what I'm talking about when I say a design
> is
> > flawed, and I don't mouth off
> > >> unless I know what I'm talking about.  Just
> > this morning, I saw a post on this
> > >> list from a veteran player warning a new
> player
> > about the MS-Crossover reed
> > >> plates' lip cutting and mustache hair
> grabbing
> > capabilities.  And, others have
> > >> contacted me, on and off this list, to let me
> know
> > they don't care for the
> > >> design ether, and/or have had negative
> experiences
> > dealing with Hohner.  So, I
> > >> know I'm not alone in my frustration.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > 
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