RE: [Harp-L] Tuning a 3 blow reed

["Steve Shaw" <moorcot@xxxxxxx>]

Take the plate off.  At least it's screwed on and as long as you're not too 
heavy-handed with the screwdriver the plates go back on just fine.  Just 
retighten the screws progressively.  The Lee Oskar kit screwdriver is ideal. 
  It's much less risky than retuning with the reed bent up through the 
slot.   My personal version of Paddy Richter is to tune up 2-draw instead of 
3-blow, which suits my Irish music and the single-note approach I have to 
playing, but I seem to be in a minority.

Steve

> Hi All
>   I have a couple of harps that I am going to be retuned to paddy richter 
> tuning. I have only done this once before on a D Special 20 which worked 
> out fine.
>    I would like to know how others go about retuning the 3 blow, do you 
> tune it by leaving the reedplates on and poking the reed up through the 
> slot or take the reedplates off and do it that way?
>
> Thanks
>   Christopher B