Re: [Harp-L] Dave Klein's post about special 20 reeds (new)

["David Klein" <david-klein@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Dick,

You can call Hohner USA at 804-515-1900 and ask for the harmonica service
dept.  They will sell you replacement reeds at $2 a reed.  They will send
them out first class mail which can take 3 weeks, or I think you can ask to
pay extra for priority mail to get them within a week.

Thanks,
Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick Anderson" <dandyd55@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 10:43 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] Dave Klein's post about special 20 reeds (new)


> Hi Dave, I replace reeds from donor harps but would like to get some "new"
> reeds to use in my Golden Melody harps.  (Same reed dimension as Special
20,
> Marine Band, (old Hohner style)
>
> When I replace a reed, I grasp the head of the rivet with a small
sidecutter
> (used for electrical
> wire cutting), Then I pull up while twisting the rivet/reed back and forth
> until the rivet finds its
> way through the brass plate.  Only once out of about 50 have I squeezed
too
> hard and cut the head off the rivet.
> I find that this produces a minimum of damage to the rivet and the reed
> plate.  Then I transplant reed and
> rivet into the harp to be fixed using the sidecutter to grasp the rivet
head
> and place it into the hole and even press
> it in some.  Then I use a small hammer to set the rivet.
>
> If I were to get some new reeds, I'd either have to get new rivets or
reuse
> the rivet which probably
> could be done also.
>
> But my big question is "Where do you get the new reeds for Special 20?"
> (My inquiries to Hoher email
> have gone unanswered.)
>
> Thanks,
>
> dick....
>
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