Re: [Harp-L] Replaceable Reeds

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

In my earlier post I described two methods of installing a permanent threaded post for attaching reeds with nuts, and I used "screw post method" as shorthand for both of them. Sorry if that was confusing. 
 
Both methods involve having a threaded screw post sticking up from the reed plate. The post goes through the rivet hole in the base of the reed, and a nut is screwed to the post to secure the reed.
 
You can install the screw post one of two ways:
 
- install a counter-sunk screw in the rivet hole in the reedplate from the opposite side of the plate (counter-sinking puts the screw head flush with the plate, allowing for installation of valves)
 
- install threaded rod in the rivet hole after threading the hole, and secure it in place with  a drop of solder.
 
Winslow

Winslow Yerxa
Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
Harmonica instructor, The Jazzschool for Music Study and Performance
Resident expert, bluesharmonica.com
Columnist, harmonicasessions.com

--- On Fri, 10/22/10, Rick Dempster <rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


From: Rick Dempster <rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Replaceable Reeds
To: winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx
Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Friday, October 22, 2010, 4:34 AM


Sorry Winslow;     
                      I've probably missed something. But what is the
'screw post method'?
RD

>>> Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx> 22/10/10 6:19 PM >>>
if you tap the reedplate, screw a screw into it, and strip the hole in
the reedplate, you have a problem.

I have harmonicas where I've spent a lot of time working the reeds and
the reedplates, and have also replaced the same reed more than once. I
feel that the best way to protect my investment is to use the screw post
method. I can always replace the post if it strips, but having to
enlarge the rivet hole in the reedplate to use a larger size screw for
JUST THAT ONE reed would be a drag. An ounce of prevention, as they say.

Winslow

Winslow Yerxa
Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
Harmonica instructor, The Jazzschool for Music Study and Performance
Resident expert, bluesharmonica.com
Columnist, harmonicasessions.com

--- On Thu, 10/21/10, Rick Dempster <rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


From: Rick Dempster <rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Replaceable Reeds
To: "Joe Leone" <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>, gnarlyheman@xxxxxxxxx,
pneupco2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Winslow Yerxa" <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Harp-l" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, October 21, 2010, 8:28 PM


Why wouldn't they have just tapped the reed plate? (which is what i do
for reed replacement. A lot easier than fiddling around with a nut. Any
practical reason, apart, perhaps from reducing labour?
RD

>>> Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx> 22/10/2010 13:51 >>>
Farrell had Hohner Toots Hard Boppers with 00-90 screw posts instaljed
in the reedplates where the rivets had been. This allowed the user to
replace a reed by unscrewing a nut, popping the replacement reed on the
screw post (though the holes in the reed pad needed to be enlarged a bit
with a rat tail file), and tightening the nut again. You had to do a bit
of centering of the reed, and gapping and fine tuning are pretty much
always required, but the actual reed replacement was pretty quick.
Winslow

Winslow Yerxa
Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
Harmonica instructor, The Jazzschool for Music Study and Performance
Resident expert, bluesharmonica.com
Columnist, harmonicasessions.com

--- On Thu, 10/21/10, gnarlyheman@xxxxxxxxx <gnarlyheman@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

From: gnarlyheman@xxxxxxxxx <gnarlyheman@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Replaceable Reeds
To: "Joe Leone" <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>, pneupco2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Cc: "Harp-l" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, October 21, 2010, 5:03 PM

Did Farrell have harmonicas with replaceable reeds?
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