Re: [Harp-L] Retuning harmonica

[Attila Czigány <atteeharp@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the reply.
I will check this out. I am in Europe, so Blu-tak is available for me.
The question: does it have any taste after applying? I mean, as I remember
it has some smell.(I can be wrong, I may thing of another material.)
BTW, I prefer to go from a standard G, as it is more widely available and I
have a few of it in stock at home.

KC

On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 1:47 AM, Rick Dempster <rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> I retuned a low F to E, by using a method suggested by Brendan Power.
> That is, to apply small amounts of Blu-Tak to the tip. My retuned low F
> has stayed a reliable E for
> a couple of years now, with only an occasional bit of tweaking. If I
> ever want my F back, I just take the stuff off!
> If you are in the US, KC, the product has a different name. Somebody on
> list will come up with it.
> By the way,Blu-tak applied to the rivet end will not have the reverse
> effect, as it doesn't bring any stiffness to the reed. (Thanks Vern)
> I'd go with lowering the standard G, with this method.
> RD
> >>> Attila Czigány <atteeharp@xxxxxxxxx> 31/05/2011 6:47 >>>
> Hi harp-l-ers,
>
> I need a harp in Low F#, and I thought to retune one. As there are two
> ways,
> the question is, which one to choose?
> I have already retuned some single reeds,  and retuned a nowadays
> stock
> Hering Master Blues (which is a little bit high pitched because of
> their new
> "standard" tuning reference) with success. I used material removal
> method,
> the harp needed lowering on all reeds. It went quite fast, as the
> removal at
> the rivet end set the up quite fast. But this was just a slight
> retune.
> Now I am thinking which is better, going from LowF to LowF#, or go the
> standard G, and lower all the reets. And how? Material removal, or
> silver
> soldering? (Just read this old thread:
> http://www.harp-l.org/pipermail/harp-l/2009-March/msg00729.html )
> Although I havent used soldering to reach higher pitch.
> Maybe someone have some experiences with both.
> Actually I would like to set it up to some overblowing either, so it
> would
> be good to have a fast-response instrument. Which one is the way to go
> in
> the case of such a low key?
>
> (Okay, the easiest would be to buy a Seydel 1847 in this key, but i
> would
> prefer the size of MB/Suzuki Manji)
>
> Thanks,
>
> KC
>