Re: [Harp-L] Turbuharp ELX electric harp

["David Priestley ( for harp-L)" <dmharpman@xxxxxxxxx>]

 Hi
I think the un-valved chromatic would be the better way to go as the 
other idea puts stuff into your air stream.

Many years ago, in the 1900's there was a Switz  Watch making Company 
who also made the 'Thorens' 12/48 slide un-valved three octave chromatic 
harmonica. I used to own one of these. They were good and really didn't 
need wind savers. Being watch makers they were used to
working with critical tolerances and so they just didn't leak that much. 
Now they were basically made to the same design as the Hohner 12/48 but 
they were built right. So there is no magik bullet about making a good 
valveless slide chromatic and like you point out the Mic /may/ go some 
way to help.
In the end I can't help but feel that all any  'get louder' system will 
do is make louder, if the instrument is deficient then all you will get 
is loud deficiency. So I would put the effort into making the 12/48 as 
good and tight as you can first.

 I just thought that the  news about the old Thorens may give you heart 
for the valveless project.-David

On 25/06/2011 00:21, sheltraw@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi David
>
> Thanks for the information about the Red Dot mic.
>
> The valves of the chromatic harp would present a problem with the current
> ELX design. However if the photodiodes could be mounted in the comb (in
> the plane between upper and lower channels) and still have the sensitivity
> of those mounted on the covers then perhaps a valved version would be
> possible.
>
> Also, what about an unvalved version for a chromatic harp? Any volume
> loss due to air leakage could be recovered in the amplification. However,
> might the reed response suffer some without the valves?
>
> Cheers!

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