Re: [Harp-L] Hering 5148

[Tom Baehr <tombaehr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

rules:

1. always play with a clean mouth. sugars and starches gum it up.  
rinse your mouth every time before playing.
2. it's got a plastic comb, so when you're done playing it, start a  
trickle of water at the faucet and run water, mouthpiece facing down,  
into the slide button end of the slide and mouthpiece assembly, and  
work the slide until it feels free.
3. if it gets too dirty even for rinsing, take it apart and clean the  
slide and mouthpiece with a soft brush and mild detergent. rinse  
well. a very thin coat of petroleum jelly on the edges of the slide  
(not the sides, just the edges) may help it move smoothly.
4. when replacing the slide assembly, or tightening the screws after  
cleaning, tighten them until the slide barely sticks. back off the  
screws until the slide just runs freely.

tom

On Aug 20, 2007, at 5:04 PM, MARVIN Fleischman wrote:

> I recently had the slide mechanism on my Hering 5148 repaired.  
> However, when I leave it sit for a few days and even while I am  
> playing, the slide sticks and sometimes is stuck. If I loosen the  
> screw, I can get the slide to move when I push it in. But then it  
> stays stuck in the pushed in position, and again I have to loosen  
> the screw. Is there a remedy for this situation.
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> Marvin Fleischman
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