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From: SNaru~-online.de (Siegfried Naruhn)
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 96 14:53 +0100
Subject: Re: CX-12

Tony May asked about the different CX 12 harps and has the problem what model
he should buy.

Basically, there are only two models. The black one, having a "brass-looking"
reed plate with a thickness of 1 mm, and the colored designs (silver, gold,
white, bordeaux) which all have a nickel-plated reed plate of 1.3 mm. The
different colors have only a show effect with an important exception.

The black housing is of simple plastic with a relativ good sliding quality, but
the colored housings are made of metallized plastic. The metal component gives
the mouthpiece an optimal gliding surface. I take the term "optimal" literally
which means that to my experience no chromatic has a better gliding mouthpiece
surface.

When I see the reflexlike constant licking of chromatic mouthpieces before and
during the playing, I really feel compassion. Because I can't produce metallized
plastic as a private man, my answer is a teflon coating against this artificial
aquaplaning of polished metal.

The second important difference between the black and the colored CX is the
thickness of the reed plates. The thicker the plate, the more brilliant and
brighter the sound. This is a very simple formula because the plate thickness
has a certain upper limit above which the reed vibrations are influenced
negatively.

To my knowledge, most CX 12 players prefer the black model. The sound difference
between black and colors is noticeable but can be neglected against other points
of the CX 12 (all models) which are of bigger importance but need not discussed
on harp-L.

Siegfried Naruhn