Fwd: [Harp-L] Needle Files

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Or, lol, a small set from Home Depot will suffice. After all, we're talking brass here. As long as you don't let the 'tips' load up, you're good to go.
I (personally) use slips a lot. I take enough popsicle sticks to fill a 1" (25.4mm) clamp. I coat the edges with contact cement, then slam them down on a piece of 80/280/1000 emory paper, place a personal watercraft battery on them and next day I slit them apart with an razor blade. Thrn I cut the ends on a 45 angle. As the paper loads up, I snip off the wood with side cutters.
 Assuming a tuning of one complete note (100 cents),  I use the 80 for the first 50 cents of tuning, the 280 for the next 30 cents, and the 1000 for the fine tuning. 

You could also use a file for the first 80 cents if careful, and adjust as you go. I got my files when I went to Kay's jewelry store to buy a ring. Asked the jeweler if he had any junk files and burrs he could let go for a song. He proceeded to empty his drawer. Most of the files were badly worn and loaded up on the tips. After a soak in turpentine and having to snap the tips off of several to get to clean hatch, I was salad. 

smo-joe  (btw, that name is Grobet America. A Swiss firm actually..kind expensive..so go with the hardware store..and 'smo-joe-slips'. 

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> From: Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: December 5, 2011 12:22:17 PM EST
> To: Frank Franze <franze52@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Needle Files
> 
> Look at a jewelry supply catalogue. I forget the name right now. It might be: Gobert or Grobert. They have the very finest tools that one can find. No affiliation.
> smo-joe
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> On Dec 5, 2011, at 12:14 PM, Frank Franze wrote:
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>> Hi, I am looking to purchase some "Needle Files" to tune harps with...If anyone has suggestions - PLEASE post your advise, Thank You!
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>> Frank  		 	   		  
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