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Sharp cover plates...
Sharp cover plates...
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Herco
1 post
Jan 27, 2013
1:20 AM
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New here so a quick hello from London Town...
Only been playing for a few weeks, was given a Lee Oskar by a mate who no longer uses it and said it was a good harp to start my journey on. It sounds great and bends are kinda ok for me on it but the sharp edges of the cover by hole 1 and 10 really cut into my lip..
Looked online for a different harp with softer edges and found the Suzuki Bluesmaster. Bought it and really am enjoying it. Sounds dark and bluesy, bends easy and does not rip my lip up
Is it my bad positioning when holding the harp that makes it rip my lip or is that a thing all harp players get used to and something that I will get used to?
Last Edited by on Jan 27, 2013 1:21 AM
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tookatooka
3191 posts
Jan 27, 2013
4:51 AM
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Hi Herco, Tooktooka, North London here. I have Lee Oscar harps and haven't experienced the problems you have. Maybe you are holding it too tightly to your mouth or because you are new to harp, playing for extended periods of time. When I first started I played a lot and found my mouth/lips were sore but when I calmed down a bit it went. Just relax and caress the harp to your mouth. You don't need to force anything.
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Herco
2 posts
Jan 27, 2013
5:27 AM
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Thanks for the advice mate. As you say being new to the harp I am probably being over zealous in my mouth position and squeezing to hard with my lips to form a seal. Muswell Hill and Croydon is where I can be found.
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nacoran
6432 posts
Jan 27, 2013
12:29 PM
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The only comfort issue I've had with Lee Oskars is the silly squares catch my mustache hair if I don't keep my mustache neat, but based on Tooka's comment, I tried holding it tighter with my lips, and sure enough, it felt sharp. He's right, you are probably holding it too tight. That corner shouldn't be a problem on any harp beyond the $10 range as long as you don't chomp down too hard on it. (Blues Bands though are downright sharp on the corner). I never had that problem with the lips, but I have a tendency to squeeze them too hard with my fingers, especially when I'm bending. It doesn't help with the bending, and the general muscle tension interferes with breathing and just in general wears you out faster, not to mention sometimes crushing harp covers over time. If someone hooked a piezoelectric switch to my harp covers I could power a whole sound stage sometimes. It's a bad habit I'm working on. :)
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nacoran
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Jan 27, 2013
12:29 PM
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The only comfort issue I've had with Lee Oskars is the silly squares catch my mustache hair if I don't keep my mustache neat, but based on Tooka's comment, I tried holding it tighter with my lips, and sure enough, it felt sharp. He's right, you are probably holding it too tight. That corner shouldn't be a problem on any harp beyond the $10 range as long as you don't chomp down too hard on it. (Blues Bands though are downright sharp on the corner). I never had that problem with the lips, but I have a tendency to squeeze them too hard with my fingers, especially when I'm bending. It doesn't help with the bending, and the general muscle tension interferes with breathing and just in general wears you out faster, not to mention sometimes crushing harp covers over time. If someone hooked a piezoelectric switch to my harp covers I could power a whole sound stage sometimes. It's a bad habit I'm working on. :)
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