Re: [Harp-L] Loose tacks

[MundHarp@xxxxxxx]

I simply fill the nail holes with bits of tooth pick!
The cheap thin wooden ones.
Or whittle a match stick. That works too...
 
Then I bash the nails back in...

 
At thousands of gigs over the years I've had "nailed together" harps fall  
to pieces on me.
I learned the hard way.
 
I'm the worlds worst "harp tech"
 
BUT
 
That's always worked well for me.
 
John "Whiteboy" Walden
Cebu City
Philippines
 
 
In a message dated 1/11/2011 9:03:57 A.M. Malay Peninsula Standard T,  
pneupco2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

I just  got a really nice pre-war Marine Band. Itâs very clean and
rust-free. There  is, however, a lot of 75 year old dust on top of the
reed plates. It will  be easy to take the coverplates off, but how do I
get the tacks to hold  tight once I put everything back together? Nails
hold by friction, and when  you pull a nail, this friction is reduced a
whole lot causing the nails to  pull out easily. Iâm not going to glue
toothpicks in the holes because then  the nails wonât go in exactly the
same as before and so the coverplates  will be crooked (Iâve tried this
before).  Does anybody have any  ideas?
Thanks for any help or advice.
Paul N.

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