Re: [Harp-L] tuning chromatic blow reeds

[Toni Macaroni <macaroni9999@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the advice, George. Do you have a way to 'block" up the valve as
well? I would really
like to be able to do this without trying the patience of my family.

Also, I have done tunings using a sanding wand but this will be my first
tuning using the Hohner
scraping tool. Do you have any advice on where to scrape and how much to
scrape? I know that
I should be scraping near the rivet to lower the pitch but that's about it.
I want to avoid tuning followed
by regaping followed by retuning etc as much as possible.



On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 5:08 PM, George Miklas <harmonicat@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I've done it both ways.
>
>    - One reed for slight tuning adjustment--get a friend/spouse to gently
>    hold the wind saver back with tweezers (or remove the wind saver), then
>    proceed to push up the reed, block it, tune it.
>
>
>    - Many reeds or much adjustment--remove the plates and save the agony.
>
> George
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 7:09 PM, Toni Macaroni <macaroni9999@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Sorry about the double post. I had the wrong subject line in my previous
>> post.
>>
>> This is a question for chromatic players and techs. When tuning a blow
>> reed that is sharp do you leave the reed plates on the harp and tune the
>> reed in the manner that Steve Baker's video demonstrates (push the reed up
>> through the slot and support it with the reed wrench and scrape near the
>> rivet without damaging the valve) or do you remove the reed plate and tune
>> as you
>> would a draw note?
>>
>
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