From: "James F. Antaki, PhD" Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 16:54:50 -0500 Subject: Air Harp (was: An Idea)
Responding to Timothy Castleman who wrote:
> Greetings Harpers: > > I have been thinking about this idea for a while [dot dot dot...] > There has to be some way of muffling [the harp] so it will > give a natural note (stenght, tone, etc) but you will > hear little or none of it outside of the earphones. Any suggestions or a brave soul to > attempt a prototype????? > Turbodog says: There are a couple of patents in the literature that describe such a reed-less harmonica. Check out patent number 4,984,499 for example. It can be found at:
I dont know if any have ever been built though. Would be interested to know if anyone on the list has actually seen one.
> Second is the placement of the jack. Cupping, and > whatever else could play havoc on where to put it. > Next would be the microphone I am sure there are tiny > ones with good quality but I am sure also they cost a > lot of money. TD: Actually, thanks to advances in microfabrication technology, you can get them pretty cheap. I can send you one if you'd like.
