Re: [Harp-L] Soaking harps




----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Hunter" <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>; <kenneth.d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 7:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Soaking harps



It'll probably perform pretty badly until it warms up. When your hot breath hits the cold reeds, moisture from your breath will condense on the reeds, making them wet, sluggish, and perhaps completely unresponsive.

This is why Robert Bonfiglio warms his harps with a small electric blanket or heating pad before he performs. You want the reeds to be as warm as your breath to prevent condensation.

Any appreciable condensation on the reeds is shaken off by their vibration. The reason that Bonfiglio and others warm their harps is indeed to suppress condensation. However it is not for any "sluggishness" affect of the reeds.. They play chromatics where the condensation can cause the windsavers to stick and pop.


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Vern





If you perform with a tube amp, laying the harps on top of the amp will probably do the job.


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