RE: [Harp-L] Re: Embossing Tools

["Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I do both however I do emboss the reed slots more agressively.

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>---- Original Message ----
>From: Craig.Broussard@xxxxxxxxx
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Re:  Embossing Tools
>Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 07:49:36 -0500
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>>Is it better to emboss the reeds or the slots?
>>I would imagine embossing the reeds is going to have a big effect
>the
>>tuning. Wouldn't it be better to emboss the slots?
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>>Message: 3
>>Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 18:56:36 -0000
>>From: "Tim Moyer" <wmharps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: Re:  Re: [Harp-L] Embossing Tools
>>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>>Message-ID: <d72hp4+g6la@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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>>The amount that the reed is deformed down into the slot is 
>>deetermined by how far you run the embossing "tool" up toward the 
>>rivet end of the reed.  You can restrict the embossing to the 2/3 of
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>>the reed slot closest to the tip without causing too much permanent 
>>deformation.  
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>>This deformation is in part a good thing (you want some of it).  It 
>>helps to push the root of the reed down into the slot, where it will
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>>reduce the leakage, even without the embossing effect.
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>>Deformation of the reed during embossing is also an opportunity to 
>>adjust the reed arc or curvature, which helps set the tips higher 
>>without bringing the reed up too far out of the slot.
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>>There are other ways to emboss the slot closer to the rivet end of 
>>the reed.  One is to use something like a glass cutter to "score" 
>>the slots outside the reed area.  In this technique the reed isn't 
>>touched at all.  Another would be to support the reed and actually 
>>emboss the *reed* to widen it at the edges, rather than to narrow 
>>the slot. 
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>>-tim
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>>--- In harp-l-archives@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Jonathan Metts" 
>><jonathan@xxxx> wrote:
>>Yeah, I do that, but I'm afraid that the penny is pushing the reed 
>>so far 
>>out of position that it's ruining the arc and/or causing me to 
>>excessively 
>>stress the reed when I have to regap it by a quarter-inch.
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>>Jonathan Metts
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>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxx>
>>To: <jonathan@xxxx>; <Harp-L@xxxx>
>>Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 1:21 PM
>>Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Embossing Tools
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>>Emboss first then set up your harp.
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>>>---- Original Message ----
>>>From: jonathan@xxxx
>>>To: Harp-L@xxxx
>>>Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Embossing Tools
>>>Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 13:21:06 -0500
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>>>>Hi everyone,
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>>>>I have recently started embossing my leakiest harps, with
>>>exceptional results on some holes and at least some improvement
>>>everywhere else.  But I've been using a (shiny new) penny to do it,
>>>and I want something better suited to the job.  My problem with the
>>>penny is that it's too large for the smaller slots, and also that 
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>>>bottom of it tends to push in the reed so that I have to do some
>>>major regapping work afterwards, which I'd like to reduce.  On the
>>>plus side, the copper is soft and rubs off well on the brass reed
>>>plates.  What do you all use?
>>>>
>>>>Jonathan Metts
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>>Chris Michalek
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