Re: [Harp-L] 2 draw beginner question

[David Harris <snakehead_1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Michael,

Don't be afraid of working on harps.

The most important theory stuff is in the chapter "Get Your Reeds in Shape" of the Richard Sleigh "Turbocharge Your Harmonica" book (pps 28-36).

If you read that chapter carefully and try what he suggests, you will understand what needs to be done.  The pictures are great learning tools.

David Harris
www.myspace.com/superdharris



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From: michael rubin michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx

I honestly do not understand curve that well, by offset, do you mean
gapping?  It was a few days ago, I do not remember anything other than
I opened it up, fiddled with the reed and suddenly it worked.

You are asking a machinery idiot.

I have had great luck with gapping for overblows.  My method is much
more rudimentary than most overblowers.

I have almost continuously gotten lucky fixing minor harp problems by
opening up the harp, looking at the reed and just guessing which way
to push the reed.

I am studying Sleigh's book and Oysler's video and have even taken
lessons on machinery, but somehow the synapses of true understanding
elude me.  I experience fear when trying to work on the harp.  I
consider it a great victory when I take a chance to work on a harp.
Not the fixing, the trying.  Recently I got serious about cleaning
harps using Jason Ricci's Mongoose Free method.  I have successfully
cleaned ten harps.  Next I will conquer tuning.  Then the world.
Michael Rubin
Michaelrubinharmonica.com