[Harp-L] Harmo Torpedo overblowing diatonic harp review (long)

[laurentHarp@xxxxx]

Thanks for the interesting review
Looks like this is the chance to evaluate the 3 years warranty. Are  
you gonna use it to have the 4o fixed?

>   Now the bad news - Hole 4 draw overblow doesn't work. One side of  
> the reed's free end appears to be tilted so that the gap at the  
> rivet end is slightly higher on one side than the other. For my  
> tastes, the harp is breathy in the lower octave due to some very  
> wide gaps. Holes 5 & 6 OB just fine but holes 7 and 9 overdraws are  
> tough to make work. To be fair, I don't think overdrawing was ever  
> an advertised feature. I confident that with a more careful gapping,  
> I can improve playability.  One other concern is that if I ever need  
> to replace a reed, without further research I don't know if my stash  
> of Hohner reeds will match.
> Ron - FL Keys
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