Re: [Harp-L] Cleaning diatonic reed plates

[Huffa Puffa <huffa.puffa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks but I'm in no mind to soak my wooden combs just the reed
plates. I used to soak the whole harp, especially wooden combed ones,
in water, this really helped with the tone, improved it tremendously.
However the wooden comb, as has been mentioned, got swollen and never
did return to its original size.


> Message: 15
> Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 15:42:40 -0800
> From: 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.