3 draw bend don't seem to be there.
Sun, 10/11/2015 - 16:51
I bought a Manji and noticed that the 1/2 step and full step bend are very hard if not impossible to get. the Step and a half bend is fine. Could this be a gapping issue? I can bend and have been playing for several years so bending should not be the trouble.
Thank you
Tue, 10/20/2015 - 07:48
#3
Probably, the most
Probably, the most simple--would be to create the sound file on your computer, then email it to: schooloftheblues@sbcglobal.net
David will make certain I get the sound files
Your Harpsmith, Kinya
Hi Tombstone
Sorry to hear you are having trouble with your Manji harmonica. Since my tour of the Suzuki factory in Hamamatsu, Japan a few years ago, I have serviced numerous Manji harmonicas. As a production harmonica, I have found the Manji reed plates to have extraordinarily close reed to slot tolerances.
Let's isolate the "tool" from the "mechanic". Please send me close up photos of the 3 draw and blow reeds, and a sound track of your playing. This will help me assess your situation, and provide you with my best advise.
Your Harpsmith, Kinya