Re: [Harp-L] Tuning a 3 blow reed
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- Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Tuning a 3 blow reed
- From: "Tim Moyer" <wmharps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 28 May 2006 14:51:56 -0000
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Christopher B wrote:
> 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?
By all means, remove the plate and tune it that way. It's okay to do
small corrections to raise pitch by pushing the reed up through the
slot, but when you're raising the note by a wholetone you'll be better
off having access to the whole reed.
-tim
Tim Moyer
Working Man's Harps
http://www.workingmansharps.com/
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