Re: [Harp-L] Re: Altering reed slots

[Rick Epping <rickepping@xxxxxxxxx>]

A question was raised off-list regarding how long to make the reeds.  Really
very simple; I use fine surgical scissors and trim off a little of the reed
at a time, testing the pitch each time by plucking, until I reach the
approximate desired pitch.  I have updated the online document accordingly:

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1gBHHTCRH2MICbUp2rkP_A4GupOsMFhsnIoiNuL4m_Dg

<https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1gBHHTCRH2MICbUp2rkP_A4GupOsMFhsnIoiNuL4m_Dg>Best
regards,
Rick

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> *From:* Rick Epping <rickepping@xxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:* Tue, August 10, 2010 11:10:11 AM
> *Subject:* [Harp-L] Re: Altering reed slots
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> I shorten some of the reed slots on the octave harps I build using old 64
> Chromonica reed plates.  I've uploaded some photos and a description of the
> method I use:
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> https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1gBHHTCRH2MICbUp2rkP_A4GupOsMFhsnIoiNuL4m_Dg
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> Best regards,
> Rick
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> On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 10:37 PM, <harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 08:15:11 -0700
> > From: Gary Lehmann <gnarlyheman@xxxxxxxxx>
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> > Just reading a little Pat Missin and read about altering reed slots to
> > accomodate shorter reeds . . .
> > Do anyone reading these words alter their reed slots?
> > Seems like (I am now realizing) that tunings like the one Michael Rubin
> > proposed a few months back, with bass notes on top, would be fairly
> doable
> > if one were to alter the reed plate (now why did I not consider that that
> > was possible?) . . .
> > Why, you could even manifest the "ska tuning" as proposed by my buddy
> Grant
> > Osborne, where all reeds were tuned to the same note . . .
> > If you needed a hobby, that is . . .
> > G
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