Re: [Harp-L] Replacement (looser) spring for Hohner 270?

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Two possibilities:

1) Remove the spring and re-bend it to give less tension.

2) get a different spring from Hohner USA. Explain that you ahve a
really resisitant spring and ask if they have one that won't have so
much push-back. You canget their phone number from the website; askl
for the harmonica repair department.

For the first option, you need to remove the covers and the
moutpiece/slide assembly. There is a steel post embedded in the comb
that slips out, about halfway back on the right end of the comb. There
are holes in both reedlpates that allow access to it. The spring is
wrapped around this post. Use a small screwdriver or something similar
to push the post out, then take out the spring (this is also the
procedure for changing the spring). Try bending it farther inwards, but
angle the end out so that it can still insert into the pinhole in the
slider.

This will take some experimenting to get right. Blackie Schackner's and
Douglas Tate's books go into doing this in more detail. You might also
ask on SlideMeister, which is limited to chromatic discussion.

Winslow

--- Jim Hanks <jhanks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I've recently purchased an Eb Hohner 270. So far, I like it pretty
> well, 
> but man, that spring is stiff, i.e. requires a lot of pressure to
> push 
> in. I was playing a tune in E last night which requires the button in
> 
> for almost the whole song and that was a struggle.
> 
> I looked in the archives and found a reference to removing the spring
> 
> entirely and replacing with a ring (on a CX-12), but that doesn't
> sound 
> promising to me. I also found a reference somewhere that F&R Farrell
> had 
> a fix for this problem, but they are no longer in business.
> 
> Also found reference to an "external spring" at 
> http://www.harmonicarepair.com/fathead_main.asp but not sure what
> that's 
> about.
> 
> Other Ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jim
> 
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