diminishing return was Re: [Harp-L] harp price

[The Iceman <icemanle@xxxxxxx>]

I believe there is a quantifiable quotient to making a reed vibrate and the force necessary to instigate, sustain, and allow the reed to give all it has at a certain point of stimulation. Going beyond this point is diminishing returns. In other words, you are using more force than is necessary and getting less results overall - the upshot is that you begin to damage or stress the reed leading to blowing out.



-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Smart <matthewsmart@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, Sep 13, 2012 11:18 am
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] harp price


I have not blown a reed out in 5 or 6 years. I think they last. Do you?
On 9/12/2012 10:44 PM, Joseph Leone wrote:
>
> On Sep 12, 2012, at 5:34 PM, Matthew Smart wrote:
>>
>> The real question is why are harmonica players so cheap! ha ha 
>> including myself. I dont know of any other instrument in this price 
>> range and yet we all complain about prices. That includes myself~!
>
>
> I don't think it's a matter of being cheap. Normally when you pay 
> upwards of 100 bucks (73.5 euros) for something, it lasts a good long 
> time. Do harmonicas last a good long time?
> smo-joe