[Harp-L] Virtues vs liabilities of weighting the rivet end

[Gary Lehmann <gnarlyheman@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello all--
I just did a repair job for a well known harpist, and one of his harps
needing repair was a high D chromatic--a whole step higher than normal.
So the donor reeds I had were not acceptable, and I had to raise the pitch
of a reed using silver solder near the rivet end.
Any thoughts on this use and how would you raise a reed beyond what could be
done by removing material from the tip?
I would not have had any tip left!
How about some tips?