Re: [Harp-L] Re: Rivet Removal Tool

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

The Farrell tool came with two different pins. The sharp-ended one was for 
removing reeds and was used to knock the rivet out of the reedplate and through 
the anvil that had a hole in the center to let the rivet fall through. The 
flat-ended one, and the anvil without the hole, were for tapping the rivet into 
the newly installed reed.
 Winslow Yerxa
Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
Harmonica instructor, The Jazzschool for Music Study and Performance
Resident expert, bluesharmonica.com
Columnist, harmonicasessions.com




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From: Robert Coble <robertpcoble@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Harp-L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, March 8, 2011 5:48:22 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Rivet Removal Tool


<quote>
Crazy Bob, what do you mean by:

> ... make sure that when you use the sharp pointed pin to "set"
> the rivet, DO NOT HAMMER IT IN!

Do not hammer what in?

Thanks again.
</quote>

The "it" is the setting pin. Mr. Romel ground it to a very fine point. Since I 
was learning 

to use it through experimentation (without a teacher observing), I whacked the 
pin
pretty hard to set the rivet. The result: the setting pin got stuck in the rivet 
end. When
I pulled it back out, the end broke off. It takes a very light TAP to set the 
rivet. Don't
drive the setting pin into the rivet end.

Regards,
Crazy Bob