Re: [Harp-L] Special 20 flat reed

["Bill" <bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

sorry that should have said 'if an idiot like me can do it, anyone can!'

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill" <bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Brian Irving" <zen33569@xxxxxxxxx>; <Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Special 20 flat reed


> Brian
> As Frank said, if it's dropped that much it's had it I'm afraid, it's just 
> one of those things i'm afraid - I think of it as metal fatigue but then I 
> work in mental health not engineering, so i can probably help you more 
> with the stress and anxiety of it all than the technical no-how.
>
> You can get replacement plates for Sp20s. In the UK you can get them from 
> Harmonicas Direct and Harponline in Germany, not sure about anywhere else 
> because i don't live there.  Even better and a lot cheaper - you can 
> replace the individual reed if you can get hold of the reeds, Harponline 
> do them. If an idiot can do it, it can't be that difficult really.
>
> Regards
>
> Bill
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brian Irving" <zen33569@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 12:20 PM
> Subject: [Harp-L] Special 20 flat reed
>
>
> > The 4 draw reed in a Special 20 in D major has gone flat (almost down to 
> > D).
> > Is it worth trying to tune in back up to E or is it too far gone?  Also,
> > what physically happens to a reed to make it go flat?
> >
> > Brian Irving