Re: Re: [Harp-L] long slot D harp?

[Garry Hodgson <garry@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I absolutely agree!!!! It seems like across the board, regardless of the 
> manufacturer, stock D's tend to be very problematic, and the only way to get 
> a long slot D is from a good customizer, The two most annoying problems with 
> stock D's for me in my experiences have been the 4 blow reed quickly going 
> flat or blowing out, even when played fairly soft, never mind played hard, 
> and they often need more regapping and tend to leak more than any other key 
> out of the box. 

anybody have any guesses why this is so?  you'd kinda expect 
problems at either extreme of high or low keys, but D's a bit
middle-ish for boundary conditions.  or is it that high E and F 
just don't get played much, so the problems aren't noticed?

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