[Harp-L] Reed plate protrusion

[Steve Baker <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael Peloquin asked:

why are MB Deluxes not assembled this way in the first place?

They're certainly meant to be, it may depend on who assembled the  
instrument in question. I went through this issue a couple of years  
back with one of the people who do the work and will talk to Hohner  
quality control about it today. As there is a degree of play in the  
screw holes, inconsistency can creep in here. To ask why players who  
shell out the cash should have to make minor adjustments themselves  
brings us back to the rather tired subject of setting up your own  
harps. Look at the state in which much more expensive guitars are  
delivered to retailers. Any serious guitar shop will automatically  
set up the instrument before selling it and nobody complains that in  
some way the manufacturer is at fault because this is necessary. The  
problem is, harmonicas are generally not sold by people with the  
skills to do the work needed. Buy at Harponline if you want stock  
instruments that have been checked through by an expert before  
sending them out (shameless plug but no commercial connection in any  
way),

Steve Baker
www.stevebaker.de
www.bluesculture.com