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From: SNaru~-online.de (Siegfried Naruhn)
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 96 14:36 +0100
Subject: RE: Re: Break-in & coaxing

On 9 Oct 1996, Mike Curtis answered the question of Steve & Anne Price:

>> ... What is "strain aging"? << with:

>Listening to Vern and myself go back and forth?<

I think Mike, this is an nonconformist statement though set in a question mark.
Normally, the reflection of personal touchiness need not be commented on harp-L,
but the background seems a little too serious in this case. Therefore, I would
like to detail my critism.

Pat Missin's statement in another connection >>This is data that should have
been collected years ago.<< can only be underlined. A more or less exhaustive
description of the harp physics lacks up to now. Therefore, it is welcome that
after a delay of decades some physical topics are now discussed on the list.

For instance, this uncleared 'mistery' of 'breaking-in'. Yes, it's uncleared
up to now. As long as results of tests performed under scientifical conditions
don't exist, the 'breaking-in' remains a hypothesis.

When Vern tries to find out literature which gives an obvious clue to the
doubted breaking-in effect for prolonging the lifetime of reeds, I consider this
an important contribution to achieve a final clearing of this question.

The harp company is neither 'listening' to Vern nor is pleased about personal
aversions among list writers, but is interested to hear about some other
undoubtable facts than the 'players feel' as a 'big factor'.

Siegfried Naruhn