Re: [Harp-L] How did my harp go out of tune?
- To: samblancato <samblancato@xxxxxxxxxxx>, harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
- Subject: Re: [Harp-L] How did my harp go out of tune?
- From: Ken Hildebrand <airmojoken@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2007 13:18:01 -0800 (PST)
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Happy New Year Sam,
Make sure you lock your truck... someone's been
getting in and playing your harps!
Ken in OH (aka HO ni neK)
--- samblancato <samblancato@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hey Folks! Happy New Year!
>
>
>
> I have a puzzler for you people. I have a couple of
> Herring Vintage harps;
> a G, A flat, A, and a D. The A flat, A and the D
> are in my truck most of
> the time as part of my little set of car harps. I
> almost never play the D
> as the D key and up are not my favorites to play.
> So, I pick it up during a
> lunch break to play it and it is woefully out of
> tune. I mean it really
> sounds sick, not just sour octaves but really sour.
> How did this happen?
> I've never tuned or tweaked this harp at all other
> than an occasional
> tightening of the reed plate screws (Vintages tend
> to loosen over time). I
> realize that it's outside and is subject to lots of
> temperature change but
> this hasn't effected my other car harps so what
> gives? Any input is
> welcome. Thanks.
>
>
>
> Sam Blancato, Pittsburgh
>
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