Re: [Harp-L] Cleaning diatonic reed plates

[Joel Fritz <jfritz666@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I haven't tried it, but I'm not so sure about swelling resulting from 
soaking unsealed wood combs in acetone or high purity alcohol.  Seems to 
me that shrinkage might be more likely.  I'll bet neither wouldt be good 
for the sealant on the sealed variety.  Acetone and high concentration 
alcohol will dissolve a lot of things that aren't water soluble. Like I 
said, I haven't tried it so it's all untested hypothesis at this point.



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Eric Neumann wrote:
> UNSEALED, wooden combs will swell when in contact with moisture. FYI
>
> The archive search is a good idea. But, you might just pick yourself up
> a brand new harp with a plastic comb since cleanliness is important to
> you - then, the method of soaking the harp will be a lot less damaging.
>
> Tony Glover used to recommend soaking a harp in vodka though... but that
> was when brand new harps cost very little.
>
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>
> Thanks John,
> I'll try the baking soda tonight, I've heard that using denture cleaner
> can work too. Cheers.
>
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