Re: [Harp-L] low harp bending

[Shirley Rowe <robertrowe2@xxxxxxx>]

My low D Paddy tuned Seydel 1847 Noble draw bends 2, 3, and 4 effortlessly. My low D Thunderbird does as well. My Seydel has PT Gazell valves, but the 'bird is stock out of the box. 

On Oct 15, 2012, at 1:03 PM, Boris Plotnikov <ploboris@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 1. More embossing.
> 2. More practice
> 3. Try Seydel 1847 in LowC. I can even overblow holes 4 and higher on
> my LowC and LowBb.
> 4. Also recommend to tune down at least a halfstep using abrasive by
> making reed base thinner and polished (lenghtwise tuning only!)
> 
> 2012/10/15 Robert Hale <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> I just tuned up a nice Lee Oskar Low C using silver solder on low F plates,
>> down -5 semitones.
>> Tone, response, and texture are simply delicious! But my low draw bends
>> seem impossible below Draw 4.
>> This is my lowest tuned harp with solder. Just above that, I draw bend
>> fine with low D and low E. \
>> 
>> Have I reached the lower limit of how much lead a reed can hold?
>> More embossing? More reed arcing? More Mojo?
>> 
>> 
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