Re: Golden Melody

["Chris Hammond" <dawgawntired@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, I have been taking advantage of the duplicate reed sizes.  I keep all 
the old reed plates from C and below in one box and all those above in a 
seperate box.  I do have some low key harps in S20 but don't think that 
those reed plates will fit onto a GM body (although I will take some 
measurements).  The tuning part has been interesting when I switch reeds 
from different keys.  I have been able to alter the tuning on reeds by quite 
a bit.  A few times I have become over zealous with my files and sanding 
wands and bent a reed.  It has become somewhat of a zen thing in that I need 
to be very patient, slow, and methodical.  This is generally not in my 
nature, so that is a good thing.

Thanks for the advice


>From: "Tim Moyer" <wmharps@xxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: "Tim Moyer" <wmharps@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re:  Golden Melody
>Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 03:01:41 -0000
>
>
>Chris Hammond wrote:
> > I am now looking to get a few more [Golden Melodies] to
> > experiment with.  Does anyone on the list have blown out
> > GM harps that they would like to part with?
>
>Remember that while there are differences in the reedplate sizes and
>hole stampings, the Hohner handmade harps (Marine Band, Special 20,
>and Golden Melody) use the same reed/slot sizes.  Therefore, you can
>take donor reeds from any of these other models.
>
>In fact, I have recently started fitting reedplates from Marine Bands
>onto Golden Melody bodies to get some of those keys that Hohner
>doesn't make anymore.  It's expensive, since you have to buy two
>harps, but with a little work you make make a right nice low F, low
>D, or high G Golden Melody.
>
>An alternate method, though one I wouldn't relish trying, would be to
>move all the reeds from one plate to another.  Remember, the Hohner
>handmades have two slot sizes, the short slots for everything higher
>than C and the long slot for everything C and lower.
>
>Have fun and good luck with the experiments!
>
>-tim
>
>Tim Moyer
>Working Man's Harps
>http://www.workingmansharps.com/
>
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