Re: [Harp-L] Screws for MBs and getting screwed by Hohner

[Jon Harl <jonharl@xxxxxxx>]

For the reed plates on Marine Bands a 1/72 x 3/8" machine screw with  
either a slotted head or phillips head will do. You'll need to tap the  
draw plates with a 1/72 tap. For the cover plates I use a 2/56 x 7/16"  
stainless steel machine screw with a slotted head and the  
corresponding nut. Hope this helps.


Jon Harl
5731 Meridian Ave.
San Jose, CA 95118
Tel: 408/445.2591
Cell: 408/531.5755
jonharl@xxxxxxx





On Dec 1, 2008, at 8:25 PM, Mark Earley wrote:

> To all who customize,
> Any suggestions as to where one can get screws to replace nails in  
> Marine Band cover plates?  What about replacing reedplate nails with  
> screws?  Any recommendations for outlets (mailorder/weborder) that  
> specialize in the sizes needed for both?
> Sorry if this question has been asked ad nauseum, I don't have time  
> to scour the archives (well, I'm a bit lazy, too!)
> Also, can any alternative reed plates be used in traditional non-MS  
> series GMs, SP20s or MBs?  Or, is one stuck replacing reeds as they  
> go with spare parts from dead harps?
>
> By the way, can someone just come out and say that Hohner is  
> screwing us with their low quality harps?  At least, they should  
> make it easier for us to fix the crap they sell us!  Like making  
> reedplates available for non-MS harps--I got a suitcase full of those.
>
> I suppose I could just stop buying 'em...but I've been playing MBs  
> for 30+ years...(sigh)
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