Re: [Harp-L] Suggestions for adding weight to a reed?

[David Payne <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Or you could learn to solder. It's not hard. place shim under reed, put a little 
flux on the reed and solder it. You'll want to use a very thin gauge solder and 
just put the solder on the tip. 



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From: richard perkins <judoblues2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Mon, March 14, 2011 4:54:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Suggestions for adding weight to a reed?

I use blue tac? (blue poster putty)  I  have some harps for over a year no 
problem works fine. turned a whole set of johnson blues harps into minor keys. 
Just make sure you start out with a very tiny amount on the reed.




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From: Steve Shaw <moorcot@xxxxxxx>
To: harp-l harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Mon, March 14, 2011 11:17:17 AM
Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Suggestions for adding weight to a reed?



> I recommend Seydel 1847 or Blues Session in low C ((:
> 
> > I've never used a soldering gun before.  I've heard of things like poster
> > putty and two component adhesive being used to add weight to a reed tip
> > (thinking of tuning a Low D down to Low C).  Anyone have any specific advice
> > or brands I should be on the look out for?
> 
> -- 
> Thanks, Boris Plotnikov

I read a suggestion a long time ago that mixing brass powder with epoxy adhesive 

(Araldite type of stuff: I'd definitely recommend the fast-setting version) made 

a nice, weighty addition to the reed tip that could be filed when set hard. I 
bought the brass powder but never got round to trying it.  Isn't the C Hohner 
364 a low C?
Steve Shaw