RE: [Harp-L] RE: playing a disassembled harmonica

[Dennis Fischette <dmfischette@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I tune the draw reeds with the bottom plate on the harp. The blow reeds I tune with the plate off the comb and up to my lips as you mentioned. But I tune to within 10 cents of where I want to end up . Then I put the plate back on the comb and finish tuning on the back side of the reeds to where I want to complete the tuning. Been doing that for years, works great.----Dennis Fischette

> Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 18:08:25 -0400
> From: bluesmandan76@xxxxxxxxx
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx; mike.d.best@xxxxxx
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> Subject: [Harp-L] RE: playing a disassembled harmonica
> 
> [When you disassemble a harp to tune a reed or whatever, can you guys sound
> a single reed just by holding the reed plate against the crevice in your
> tongue and inhaling?]
> 
> Yeah, I do that, but I find I still have to put it on the comb to tune it,
> because the different embouchures change the pitch a bit.