Re: [Harp-L] Screw fell out of my Vintage 1923

[John Watts <coast2coastmusic@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- On Sat, 5/17/08, Jeffrey Spoor <jeffrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Jeffrey Spoor <jeffrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Harp-L] Screw fell out of my Vintage 1923
> To: "harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Saturday, May 17, 2008, 8:07 AM
> I hadn't played my 1923 in a while so yesterday I picked
> it up and  
> "rattled".  Not rattled like it was blown but
> like there was something  
> loose inside.......it didn't seem to effect it's
> playing but it was  
> puzzling.  I opened it up only to find one of the screws
> had fallen  
> completely out and was just rattling around between the
> reed plate and the  
> cover.  

It's a constant problem on 1923's right from the box, not just yours.  It's likely louder since you tightened everything up. 

Regards,
John Watts, Coast to Coast Music
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