Re: [Harp-L] What's embossing?

[Ross Macdonald <pdxharpdog@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Embossing is just another way I ruin perfectly good out of the box harps! Ruined one last night! 

Arrgghh! 

Save up some money and buy one from the pro harp techs instead! Can be  a very frustrating learning curve. 

Ross Macdonald
www.sassparilla.info

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On Dec 6, 2013, at 6:00 AM, Randy Redington <rwredington@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Don't feel bad about that Bob.
> I know what it is but I haven't been brave enough to try it yet.
> The concept is that you are making the space between the reed and the reed
> slot tighter, and this is supposed to make it more responsive.
> There are a number of websites that describe the process.
> I had the pleasure of meeting Richard Sleigh this last September.
> He has a set of videos and tools you can get to help with this process if
> you are interested.
> On Dec 6, 2013 7:10 AM, "bob piscura" <bpiscura@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Now I'm letting everyone know that I'm real new to the harp world.  What
>> is embossing and why is it done?
>> BOB PISCURA
>> 
>>