SonnyD4885
22 posts
Jun 21, 2011
12:34 PM
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how many harmonicas have you broke just by playing them i have about 23 under my belt..
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MP
1707 posts
Jun 21, 2011
12:51 PM
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hundreds and hundreds, but this is over 3 decades and countless gigs.
i don't kill them anymore, but eventually reeds lose their volume, crispness,overtones, etc. even if they hold their pitch.
i pull them like teeth and put in new ones. or, into the parts box they go.
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MP
doctor of semiotics and reed replacement.
"making the world a better place, one harmonica at a time"
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oldwailer
1640 posts
Jun 21, 2011
12:57 PM
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Not many--just two that I remember--and that was before I knew how to fix them. But I've been checking out the new Adam materials on playing hard--so I might score a few more in that process. . .
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toxic_tone
202 posts
Jun 21, 2011
2:01 PM
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maybe like 5 so far. ive been playing now for 7years maybe 8 cant remember anymore lol. learn to fix em!! its worth it
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Brother Tuck
20 posts
Jun 21, 2011
2:41 PM
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I've worn out plenty of them, which ain't really breaking them. Once though, I got a brand new Hohner something-or-other and when I went to play it, I swallowed a reed on my first draw. They replaced it.
Edit to say, back in the day I stomped on a few of them out of frustration. Does that count? :-)
Last Edited by on Jun 21, 2011 2:43 PM
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Jaybird
239 posts
Jun 21, 2011
3:00 PM
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I've blown out about 15 Suzuki Bluesmasters in the last 5 years learning how to play. Five or six alone just learning one song.
Thanks to BBQBob, I now practise 'breath control' and my playing sounds alot better and I haven't blown out a harp in the past year.
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Rockerduck
3 posts
Jun 21, 2011
9:21 PM
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About 20 cheap ones tossed, about 20 special 20's and various Lee Oskars. Just ordered some replacement reeds to fix some.
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Miles Dewar
970 posts
Jun 22, 2011
7:26 AM
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Every harmonica I touch dies eventually.
It's their fault they can't hang.
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boris_plotnikov
568 posts
Jun 22, 2011
9:10 AM
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No more than 20 reeds for 10 years of playing. Most of them are first 3 years of playing when I was young and stupid and blew too hard
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Last Edited by on Jun 22, 2011 10:09 AM
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HarpNinja
1479 posts
Jun 22, 2011
9:13 AM
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I am assuming part of being broke is broken reeds and not just needing to retune. That being the case, I've been playing since 2003 and have broke three reeds from playing.
Many more from tinkering...many more.
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Mike
Quicksilver Custom Harmonicas
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MP
1711 posts
Jun 22, 2011
10:50 AM
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you know,
i've never run across a dead reed from an overblow, just a little tuning is all. i have seen at least one dead reed from an overdraw though.
in howard levys new directions video he advises practicing OBs on your junker harps so you don't ruin
your good ones.
thoughts?
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MP
doctor of semiotics and reed replacement.
"making the world a better place, one harmonica at a time"
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