Re: Cats whiskers, was Solder on reeds

["Knapton" <sunday@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

To stiffen the windsavers on a Super 64, can I get away with just one cat,
or will I need two?
Is there a particular breed that works best? I'd imagine an old mongrel
alley cat would be nice for a dirty blues.

Thank you,
Pete Knapton ;-))
(Well, they use cat gut for strings and horse hair for bows).

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Shaw" <moorcot@xxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 2 April 2004 12:30 PM
Subject: Re: Solder on reeds


>
> <<...Sorry if I lead (no pun intended) anyone astray, but I am from the
> "old" school and considered by most to be very primitive. I will cut
myself
> with a plane, squeeze out some blood (to flush out the wound), run it
under
> water, place a piece of rag (Clean, if I can find it), and wrap it in duct
> tape. I guess my methods sound barbaric, but I (frankly) never gave a
> schitt. I have been in a helicopter crash, several horrendous traffic
> accidents, a war, and a prison riot. My entire face has been re-built and
I
> am still here. If I died tomorrow, I would welcome it. Wouldn't be no big
> loss.
>
>   I also use nail polish on reeds, jewelry cement on the windsavers, I
MAKE
> my windsavers from audio tape, I place cat whiskers on top of them to add
> tension and keep them from curling. I have made reeds from hammered out
> bullet casings and japaneese radio antennaes. In 1958 I started cutting
the
> 5 & 9 draw reeds (diatonic) UP 1/2 tone. So, I have been at this a long
> time. While I'm no virgin, I don't do much of it any more because it quit
> being fun.
>
>   I was just trying to share some of my methods......sorry......
> smo-joe (smokey) Joseph Leone (leone@ ewol.com) North Port Fl. (formerly
> Pittsburgh, Pa).>>>
>
> I can believe the rest of it, even the cat whiskers....but can you believe
> that he goes into a shop to ask for NAIL POLISH?
>
> Steve Shaw (still trying to pick himself up off the floor).
>
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