Buying a cheap harp to practice adjustments on
Hello All,
I'm interested in learning to adjust my reeds for better bends but as a starter dont have any old ones to practice on. Has anyone ever bot a cheap $10 harp to practice? Would it be worth it or would the reeds and plates be so cheap it wouldnt be worth it? I figure I'll use a French tuner to avoid the leaks on the cover plate. Any advice from those more advanced than a newbie like me would be appreciated.
Some cheap harps have unrepairable flaws, like warped combs and reeds that disintegrate when you try to file them. I'd recommend maybe some of the cheaper EastTop models, which are actually almost-decent harps.
Ha! I hadn't thought of that. That's really good advice actually. And it's certainly true that some of the 10 $ harps aren't fixable. I'm about to order 2-3 cheap harps to practice tuning. Think I'll get EastTops.
Thanks Winslow ;P
I've destroyed a 10$ harp and a 15$ harp. learned a bunch... like how much force is needed to break a reed (did it on purpose). how to bang in cover plates and what happens when you make it crooket.... I recommend trying it lol ;P