[Harp-L] (no subject)

[Tim Moyer <wmharps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bullfrog wrote:
>Here's my problem. I'm blind and can't do work on my harps, but have trained my
>wife to do simple tuning with file. Our problem: we just can't get those blow
>reeds up out of the slot, in order to tune them. Don't want to bend or break
>them. Is there something simple to use? Somebody mentioned part of a CD case,
>but I haven't got a clue what that is.

I highly recommend Richard Sleigh's draw scraper.  It's a highly precise tool 
that will let you make adjustments to tuning at either end of the reed without 
removing the plates from the comb: http://customharmonicas.com/r-sleigh/

-tim