Re: [Harp-L] Nails in Combs

["Rick Dempster" <rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"...as in a wood-frame house." ..... perfect illustration Vern.

>>> "Vern Smith" <jevern@xxxxxxx> 27/02/2007 15:54:17 >>>
----- 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
 

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