The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #33025   Message #437672
Posted By: GUEST,DixieTom(guest)
10-Apr-01 - 06:48 PM
Thread Name: BS: Stuck harmonica reed? DON'T suck!
Subject: Stuck harmonica reed? DON'T suck!
For those seasoned harmonica players among you...there may be yet one more lesson to learn... From my college-student brother who plays harmonica: "I went to math class this morning an then did spanish homework. Then I tooted around on my harmonica for a while and noticed that one hole was not giving a clear tone...I tried to suck all the dust out but it just buzzed a whole bunch. So, I opened up the casing to figure out what was wrong. Couldn't see anything, until I lifted up the reed...and there saw a dried up fly body! The damned thing had crawled in there, died, and dried up. Just to think I was trying my hardest to pull air through that hole! Anyway, after I got over my surprise, I crushed him with a paper clip and got the stuff out and now the harp works fine."