Harmonica stuff.

I always wanted to photograph (with a strobe) the top and bottom of my harps while playing. This has not happened yet.

These guys have done X rays of harp players doing certain licks. http://www.turboharp.com/Company/CompanyIndex.asp and http://www.turboharp.com/Company/CompanyVideo.asp

Research actually was done in Pgh. by UPMC on the physiology of harp playing circa 1999: http://www.turboharp.com/Company/WSJ-1.html Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

All I can say is, "-Jealousy is most unbecoming!"

They are also engineering the draw and blow plates for different sounds

and efficiency, but the price is , well pricy... http://www.turboharp.com/TurboHarp+-+AX-S20s.html

Stock harmonicas do have engineering defects, the reeds hit the covers when you bend hard. They leak air... etc. Here's some mods to rectify flaws: http://www.turboharp.com/harmonicas.html

Worth noting: Musicians always make do with what they can afford. Stock instruments were affordable. A killer Harp/Amp/Guitar etc. doesn't make a poor player sound better, it only shows their flaws more directly.