[Harp-L] Echo Vamper

["Steve Shaw" <moorcot@xxxxxxx>]

This is not a double-reeded Echo, but an ancient 12-hole diatonic in C that 
a friend has just given me.  It has a wood comb with red paintall round the 
edges.  The nearest fit to "today's" harps would be the 364 Marine Band I 
guess (same harp?).  To say the least it was in a bit of a state, but I've 
cleaned it, fine-tuned it and gapped it and it's now one of the loudest, 
responsive, most raucous and most agreeable harps I own.  I still have a 
serious problem though.  He must have stored it damp, because the covers 
have hundreds of tiny corrosion spots that make it almost too rough on the 
lips to play for more than a couple of minutes.  Can I do anything about 
this, such as use a fine abrasive, or will I make it worse?  Any suggestions 
welcome. This harp is worth saving.

Steve



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