Re: [Harp-L] Reed Replacement Tool

["Joe Spiers" <joemopar@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

In the past I've used needle nose pliers and a drywall screw. Needlenoses have 
a flat side for cutting- lay them on your work surface with this flat side up. 
Spread the jaws open just right and they'll work for the job, allowing the 
rivet to pass through the gap.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill" <bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 2:10 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Reed Replacement Tool


I was wondering what tools to use for removing dead single reeds.  I've been 
exchanging single reeds for a couple of years and up till now used the 
de-riveting tool that harponline sell.  It's a bit like a pair of pliers with 
length of slim steel on one of the jaws that fits into a hole on the one 
opposite side and it makes it very easy to pop the rivets out, I think Seydel 
sell the same bit of kit.  The problem is I've managed to break off the slim 
steel piece and a replacement tool is sixty euros and a week in the post.

So I was wondering about using a slim centre punch and giving the rivet a tap 
and free the old reed that way but i'm a bit nervous about buckling the plate. 
I don't have a vice but I've got an aluminium comb I could rest on which I 
could see working for the diatonic reed i need to replace but i also need to 
replace a reed in a CX12.....

What do people think?

Thanks

Bill

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