Re: [Harp-L] Golden Melody mod

["Tim Moyer" <wmharps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul Bowering wrote:
> The tines on Golden Melody combs are a little recessed
> from the the front edge of the reedplates. I'd like to
> bring them flush. On a wooden comb I'd just drill
> larger holes to allow for adjustment. That woun't work
> with the alignment posts on a GM comb. Is drilling
> larger holes in the reedplates to push them back
> advisable ?

Um, I don't think this could really work.  You can't drill the 
tapped holes larger without removing the threads.  Because some of 
the screws tap into the draw plate and some into the blow plate you 
can't really drill the clearance holes even to move one plate back 
(although that wouldn't really be advisable anyway.  

Looking closely at a GM comb, I'm not sure why you couldn't 
overdrill the holes a little bit to move the plates back slightly. 
You would probably still have to drill out the plate holes where the 
cover mounting screws pass through, since these register the plates 
in place.  

-tim

Tim Moyer
Working Man's Harps
http://www.workingmansharps.com/