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

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David:  Using a penny to emboss reed slots is probably the very first  "tip" 
I read here on Harp-l back in the fall of 2004....not that I knew just  what 
embossing was, or even how to open up my harps back then...but it stuck  with 
me.  I'm not sure who mentioned it first....mayhap the "Wizard"  Winslow, 
SmoJoe, or Jason Ricci (whose instructions on gapping, tuning and  cleaning I was 
tuned into.....but it's definitely an oldie but goodie :)
 
Elizabeth
 
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Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:43:11 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Dave  Payne Sr." <payneoutdoors@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Reed embossing  with a penny, Richard's way
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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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Dave  Payne Sr. 
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Parkersburg, WV  26101"





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