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From: Steve & Anne Price
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 1996 04:18:41 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Re: reeds

On Mon, 2 Sep 1996, Michael Will wrote:

>
> I think bending is harder on the reeds than blowing hard for volume.

My experience, more specifically, is that bending is harder on
the reed that vibrates faster than its normal pitch, i.e., the blow reed
in a hole where you bend on the draw. I wear out 4 blows more than
anything because I draw bend that hole more than anything else. I wear
out 6 blow on lower pitched harps I use in 3rd position a lot I believe
for the same reason, because I draw bend in that hole a lot.

Steve Price