Re: Re: [Harp-L] polishing reeds

[Ken Hildebrand <airmojoken@xxxxxxxxx>]

To retune or polish, you can use homemade sanding sticks like SmoJoe uses,
or sanding wands like item# 81471 at Micro-Mark that come in various grits.

You can remove larger amounts using the lower grit number (120) and use the finer grits for fine-tuning and polishing any scratch marks away.


http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&Action=Catalog&Type=Product&ID=81471


Ken H in OH


--- On Sat, 9/27/08, glenlabb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <glenlabb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: glenlabb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <glenlabb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re:  Re: [Harp-L] polishing reeds
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Saturday, September 27, 2008, 9:17 AM
> John Kerkhoven wrote:
> > What do you use to do the polishing? You don't
> want to be 
> > de-tuning the reed at the same time.
> Oh, but you'll be SERIOUSLY detuning the reed.  Just be
> prepared to 
> retune afterwards.  
> -tim
> 
>   But, won't you have to scratch the reed to re-tune,
> then polish out the new scratches, re-tune, re-polish,
> re-tune, etc, etc?  Where does it all end.  With a weaker
> reed????  Or ... can you polish the end of the reed or the
> near the revet (or weld) to re-tune the reed after the
> initial polishing.  Just wondering.
> 
> Glenn
> -------------- Original message from "Tim Moyer"
> <wmharps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: -------------- 
> 
> 
> > John Kerkhoven wrote: 
> > > What do you use to do the polishing? You
> don't want to be 
> > > de-tuning the reed at the same time. 
> > 
> > Oh, but you'll be SERIOUSLY detuning the reed.
> Just be prepared to 
> > retune afterwards. 
> > 
> > -tim 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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