Re: [Harp-L] Combs (still)

[MundHarp@xxxxxxx]

Vern  Smith ....CONVINCED me... The comb material has NO EFECT  WHATSOEVER 
on the  sound of the harmonica.. YES it might  make a difference to the 
player! And the PLAYER might perceive a difference  in the sound. I simply do 
not know..... I LIKE metal combs... But that is  because they do not swell 
when they get wet! For YEARS my lips were ripped to  BITS by pear wood harp 
combs! I do NOT want to go back to that!
THAT is why I like the dousie wood combs of MS Blues Harps,which are pretty 
 well inert. I LIKE MS Blues Harps.But they are even better fitted with 
custom  combs...
 
John "Whiteboy" Walden, just now, in bonnie Scotland.
 
 
 
In a message dated 10/29/2012 6:07:58 A.M. GMT Standard Time,  
makamcmahon@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

I'm  enjoying the discussion on comb material.  Regardless of the many  
opinions on comb materials, there seems to be little disagreement about the  
'usefulness' of a truly flat comb.  

I'm still a little wary of  gapping and embossing, but I feel more 
comfortable with trying to make  something flat!   Any clues from the experts on how 
us amateurs  might improve the flatness of a 'standard' plastic combs 
(SP20, LO  etc)?

TIA
Maka (off to se Charlie Musselwhite in a couple of  days!)