Re: [Harp-L] Replacement Lee Oskar Reed Plates

[Jon Harl <jharl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Marvin, the first thing I would do is take your feeler gauge and  
"plink" the reed to see if you get a clear tone. If not, something  
small may still be lodged in the reed slot. The next thing it could  
be is the reed might be out of alignment, not freely vibrating in the  
reed slot. At that point you'll need a reed wrench to center the  
reed. This may only be a slight adjustment. Lee Oskar has a tool kit  
that has a reed wrench that will fit the harmonica you have. The  
third thing it could be is the gap is too low. If the tip of the reed  
is too low the reed could stall or not play at all. So i would use  
your feeler gauge to widen the gap. Those are the things I can think  
of. I hope one of them works for you. You could also send them back  
to the seller saying the 1 draw doesn't work. I would think a  
reputable retailer would replace it for you.


Jon



On Sep 26, 2007, at 1:30 PM, MARVIN Fleischman wrote:

> I have installed a new set of Lee Oskar Bb reed plates on a Lee  
> Oskar comb and cannot get any sound from the 1 draw. I have  
> tightened the plates screws down as far as they will go and have  
> run a feeler gauge through the reed. Can somebody advise me on  
> getting the 1 draw to sound?
>
> Thanks,
> Marvin Fleischman
>
>
>
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