Re: [Harp-L] Harmonica cover resonance study.

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

I took a very quiet (but sweet sounding) Chrometta and put covers on  
it from a Hering chromo. The result? DOUBLE the volume, AND more  
'bite'.  So, I am convinced that cover plates matter.

smo-joe

On Apr 27, 2009, at 7:37 PM, geoff atkins wrote:

> We had a discussion some weeks ago about full or partial covers on  
> harps ,
> and the views were polarized between two extremes.
> One statement was that the cover is "only present to protect the  
> reeds from
> fingers and lips".
> So I decided to find out, in as impartial manner as possible.
> I have just documented the findings on FaceBook (Notes), in four  
> articles,
> and can confirm that the cover presence and conformation has a  
> significant
> effect on the sound emitted by a harmonica.
>
> But we knew that all the time, didn't we?
>
> http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=840522574&src=fftb#/ 
> notes.php?id=8405
> 22574
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> The findings are in reverse order. Enjoy.
>
> Best Regards
> Geoff Atkins
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