Re: [Harp-L] Rod Piazza's current diatonic harp choice(was MS)

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I have a couple of the Hering Vintage 1928's and thought I'd mention a problem with them now that you've bought some for yourself. 
The nuts used to hold the screws on the covers come unscrewed easily and fall off. It's a pain in the rump to lose them. I suggest buying a small bottle of liquid Locktite from a hardware store. If you're not familiar with it, Locktite is a brand name for an adhesive that works on metal. It comes in permananent and temporary grades. Use the TEMPORARY grade for obvious reasons. The temporary stuff makes a tight bond that can be broken (with a quick turn of a screwdriver)  if you want to remove the covers later, for whatever reason. Just a little drop where the coverplate meets the nut will do. 
This is stuff is a godsend for those teeny little microphone screws on bullet mics. etc..  as well. I also have all my mics outfit with Switchcraft adapters to take guitar cord plugs and I put a drop in the threads to keep the adapters from gradually unscrewing off the mic. Neat stuff.

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> When I saw Rod at Chans a few months back he was using Hering Vintage 
> 1928's exclusively as his diatonic of choice. They sounded great of 
> course, and are Just-tuned, unlike the MS Hohners. I've bought a couple on 
> his recommendatin and really like them. Not sure if they can last as long 
> as my Lee Oskars though. My harp case, right now, has a few of everything 
> from LOs, Herings, Jimmy Gordon MBs, Special 20s, and Golden Melodies. The 
> only harp I can honestly say was a waste of money, and which I couldn't get 
> playing well despite working on the reeds, was a Pro Harp MS in A... 
> Zig 
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> From: "Dennis Fischette" 
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Hohner MS harps 
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> Hi , 
> Pat Ramsey plays MS Blues Harps and Rod Pizza plays MS Big Rivers. Pat says 
> he can change reed plates between sets, if needed. Rod says he likes them 
> because they don't cost a furtune.--- 
> Dennis 
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