Marc Kunkel expresses the opinion that all this discussion regarding plate thickness etc is merely a smokescreen of denial regarding the apparent collective poor tone of the list. I'm curious, in what way does this add to the discussion? An act of thread sabotage? An attempt at clogging the works? (I couldn't resist) My impression of harp-l over the years is that it is a forum for all harmonica enthusiasts to express and discuss things pertaining to harmonica. A merely dismissive assault on the timbre of people you've never heard play doesn't seem to fall under this extremely broad category. If I were under the strongly held impression that reedplate thickness didn't make a difference in the tone of a harmonica I think I'd stick to that and then move on to suggest the Special 20 because of their comfort and longevity and leave it at that. Perhaps I misread the post? fjm
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