[Harp-L] broken Seydels

[Joseph Leone]

> On Jul 3, 2018, at 7:30 PM, Vern <jevern at xxxxx> wrote:
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>> On Jul 3, 2018, at 6:59 AM, Joseph Leone <3n037 at xxxxx <mailto:3n037 at xxxxx>> wrote:
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>> ……... Not only that but the water/swelling against the nails holding everything together formed a sort of gasket. Which
>> also lessened leakage. ……………
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>> I believe that the apparent improvement in a recently-immersed diatonic harmonica is because the water fills the gaps of the opening reeds.  As that water is cleared, the leakage and performance quickly return to normal.
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> Vern
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> Yeah, this is on I can go with. But the water would be blown away rather quickly and we’re back to square one…not significant enough to warrant the bother.  
smojo