Reed Fracture

When a reed is stuck with spit, don't honk on that reed/hole as loudly as you can... if the reed frees itself suddenly then you run the danger of it fracturing... can you say dead harp? Tap your harp a couple of times and then play a soft blow and draw chord (over multiple holes) to free the reed. If this fails, doing a bend on the opposite reed (which will activate the plugged reed) can do the trick as well.