Re: [Harp-L] (no subject)

[Vern <jevern@xxxxxxx>]

Save your money.  The choice of comb material or changes with age do not affect the tone of a harmonica.  The analogy between comb material in a harmonica and the wood properties of a stringed-instrument soundboard is false.  Claims by manufacturers about differences in tone attributable to different types of wood may be honest mistakes but are more likely deliberate lies. 

Choose metal or plastic for your harmonica comb for stability and longevity.  Avoid wood which swells, shrinks, warps, splits and peels with changes in humidity. 
Vern

On Aug 2, 2014, at 11:54 PM, Dennis Michael Montgomery <gaulay2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> As
> I'm sure most of you know in the guitar world tone woods such as
> cedar, mahogany, and rosewood improves the sound of the guitar with
> age.
> 
> Its
> been a few years since the Suzuki Pure Harp (made of rosewood) has
> come out.  My question to the owners of the Pure Harp: have any
> of you noticed an improvement in its' tone since the first day you
> started playing it?  How does its' tone compared to your other
> harmonicas of the same time period?
> 
> If
> the tone has improved like it does on guitars I want to buy one
> someday, but I don't want to spend a lot of money if this isn't true.
> 
> 
> Dennis
>