Re: [Harp-L] Stainless steel vs. brass/other reeds
- To: "<bluesbent@xxxxxxxx>" <bluesbent@xxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Stainless steel vs. brass/other reeds
- From: Vern <jevern@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:20:21 -0700
- Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
- Dkim-signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=fea.net; s=briansetupdkservice; h=x-mailer:to:references:message-id:content-transfer-encoding:cc :date:in-reply-to:x-priority:from:content-type:mime-version :subject; bh=Blr1K/WV0VNLuA1hQgiQT5r0g0gCfqb64c6fXhkMsPk=; b=i/4IPPqdV1r3zjBQF10z1UpPUliA5jI1iPjx/U/wUwErSiNixbrKwDxoFqW2Kh8MK PEJqD90AOcE+JC9okxFEA==
- Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; q=dns; d=fea.net; s=briansetupdkservice; h=received:subject:mime-version:content-type:from:x-priority :in-reply-to:date:cc:content-transfer-encoding:message-id :references:to:x-mailer; b=c/18o6uAhdz7nuKI0JAMIvsRsw2R9xV24ymU4GEXjBJ919CwgT8rWHhrBzHCFVTMc cKcW+1t7dpX9m+yHzrZQA==
- In-reply-to: <29117311.1302887425541.JavaMail.root@wmvirt44>
- References: <29117311.1302887425541.JavaMail.root@wmvirt44>
A test to confirm or deny the superiority of SS reeds would involve playing a large number of harps until the reeds failed on a blowing machine. If the manufacturer's have done that, they have not reported it. Statistically it won't mean much, but none of the reeds on my hard-working Saxony have failed.
The properties of SS are better than those of copper alloys in that steel has a fatigue limit and copper alloys do not. (Fatigue limit is the stress below which there is negligible fatigue)
There are no certainties, but I think that SS is a good bet. I think that the average SS reed will live longer than the average copper-alloy reed. That said, the probabilities may overlap so that the best bronze can reed can outlast the worst SS one.
Vern
On Apr 15, 2011, at 10:10 AM, <bluesbent@xxxxxxxx> <bluesbent@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Seydel claims their stainless reed/reedplate "lives longer" - can anyone confirm? It's worth it to me to minimize changing out worn reedplates if their claim is true.
> Thanks in advance
>
> --
> Larry Bloomfield
This archive was generated by a fusion of
Pipermail 0.09 (Mailman edition) and
MHonArc 2.6.8.