[Harp-L] Hohner Auto Valve
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- Subject: [Harp-L] Hohner Auto Valve
- From: Sam Lyons <sjlyons93@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:00:33 +1000
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I saw this Hohner 105/40 Auto Valve Harmonica and I'm wondering how it
works:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/folk-traditional-instruments/hohner-105-40-auto-valve-harmonica
How does it work, in general?
How can it have 40 reeds with only 10 holes and apparently only 2
reedplates? (Do my eyes deceive me?)
Is that a discrete comb?
What do they mean by "full concert octave"?
How do wind-saving valves work (generally, not just in reference to this
harp), and what is an auto-valve?
Thanks
Sam.
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