Re: [Harp-L] Reed embossing with a penny, Richard's way

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

Some people use a ball that is too small. Then what happens is that  
you make a 'furrow' and the sharp shoulders wind up down IN the reed  
plate. This is not so bad if you have small reed gaps to begin with,  
but I think it's better to use a ball end at least 11.4 times in dia  
that the reed slot is in width. That way, you swage the brass flatter  
and don't wind up with as much of a trench. The departure angle on a  
ball that large is not so severe.

King Richard the Lion Hearted's method (a pence) is valid (size wise)  
as anyone whom has ever heard him can attest to his wonderful sound.

smokey-joe

On Aug 26, 2007, at 8:43 PM, Dave Payne Sr. wrote:

> I emboss the reed slots with a penny, after which I tune and gap.
>
>
>   Richard, I am LMAO. To make my embosser, I took an old reedplate,  
> tinsnipped some brass off of it, forged it, beat it into the rough  
> shape I wanted, then tempered it so it would be just a smidge  
> harder than the brass on the slots. Then I filed into a smoother  
> shape and to get rid of the hammer marks.
>
>   Just use A PENNY! Why didn't I think of that?@? At least I made a  
> plinker on the non-embossing end, it's not quite so embarassing.  
> It's a nice-looking tool, but not as easy to make as just getting  
> change out of my pocket.
>
>
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