I play my favored harps about two hours a day and keep them tuned, clean etc. I do not play very hard but everything that moves eventually wears out. My best harp has well over 600 hours of playing time and my draw reeds seem to be a bit more difficult to play and need a minor gapping more often. My question is what is the useful life of a Hohner reed plate in terms of how long they should last. I can still sound my reeds by blowing into them a couple of inches from the harp but the draw reeds seem to be getting tired.
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I never practice on my favoured harps I practice on my cheaper back ups. I use my favorite ones for playing live. I get more life out of them that way
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