Re: [Harp-L] poor man's embossing station (with appropriate thanks)

[Rupert Oysler <orupert@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Ron and list,

I tune last, gap second to last, and do everything else before that....

For my average set-up the first thing I will do is reed-flatten, then 
score the reed lengthwise, press the reed heel into the slot, emboss, 
score the slot edges near rivet, establish clearance between the reed 
and slot, reshape reed, gap, tune...sometimes there's days between 
things to settle etc.

Best,

Rupert Oysler
www.harprepair.com



Captron100@xxxxxxx wrote:
>  
> In a message dated 6/25/2007 1:37:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> From:  Garry Hodgson <garry@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Poor man's  embossing station, with appropriate
> thanks
> To:  Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx
> Message-ID:  <2007062510051182780300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Captron100@xxxxxxx wrote:
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>   
> > > My  procedure has been to finish gapping first, then  emboss...... The  
> > >       
> reason I only emboss half >>the length of the slot with the socket  tool because 
> embossing the >slot with this tool near the root   >>will mash the rivet down 
> and ruin your gap.
>
>   
> > wouldn't that  argue for doing the embossing first, and then gapping?
> >     
>
>
>   Gary, thank u for your input.  Perhaps some more  experienced harp tweakers 
> may also chime in to give us the benefit of their  experience.  
>   You may very well be correct.  Another reason that your  suggestion might 
> be better is because if you slip with the glass cutter  (that i mentioned in 
> the second step) and ruin the reed, you won't have  wasted all that time you 
> spent on gapping.  I'll have to give my Harp  Repair CD another look and see if 
> Rupert Oysler reveals his sequence.  If  he does, i'll letcha know.
>   I should have mentioned in my first post that when using the glass  cutter, 
> i start out with minimal pressure to establish a track for the cutter  wheel, 
> so it won't slip into the reed slot and ruin the  reed.  With successive 
> passes I press harder, once I'm fairly  confident the track will keep my glass 
> cutter from slipping into the slot.   To prevent this slippage, I've taken to 
> using my feeler gauge held as a  straight edge along the edge of the slot (and at 
> the top of the slot  too). 
>   Oh, btw, I forgot to thank my local hardware store for the glass  cutter 
> ($5) !
>   I like to start my gapping by pushing the reed down into the  slot at the 
> very base of the reed (with my fingernail or piece of toothpick -  I'm still 
> looking for better ways to do this -  comments?).   I theorized that all this 
> reed work might be  better performed before reducing the tolerances thru 
> embossing.   But, once again, your suggestion might be better. Thanks again.  
>   I look forward to reading more suggestions on how to  improve.  My harps 
> are getting better and better.
> ron
>  
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