Re: [Harp-L] Nails in Combs

["Vern Smith" <jevern@xxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Dempster" <rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "fjm" <mktspot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "h-l" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Nails in Combs


> To be honest, the sight of the old nailed-together harp does give me a
> feeling of security. I know eventually I will have to pull it apart,
> drill and tap etc., but it looks a lot more solid than say, and MS style
> instrument, with it's -what is it - 3 or 4 screws.

Nails-in-wood are excellent fasteners in applications where they are 
presumed to be permanent...as in a wood-frame house.  However they are not 
suitable in an instrument that will require disassembly for maintenance.

Vern