Re: [Harp-L] Seydel Saxony Chromatic

[Music Cal <macaroni9999@xxxxxxxxx>]

Great explanation! Thanks Winslow.



On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 3:21 PM, Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> The slide assembly on the Saxony consists of a I-beam, the slide, the
> slide cover, and the mouthpiece.
>
> The I-beam is shaped like a capital I in cross section - a vertical bar
> with perpendicular "arms" extending to the right and left at the top and
> bottom. It has round holes along its length to allow air to pass to and
> from the channels on the comb.
>
> On one side of the I-beam, the arms cover the comb/reedplate block, with
> the front edges of the reedplate chamfered to fit within the I-beam's grasp.
>
> On the other side of the I-beam, the arms form a cradle for the slide to
> move. The slide cover is placed along the arms of the I-beam to enclose the
> slide, and the mouthpiece is placed on the slide cover and tightened down
> with screws.
>
> You can see the I-beam mounted on the reed block here:
>
> http://archive.harmonicasessions.com/oct09/Yerxa.html
>
> The height of the I-beam arms on the slide side must be sufficient to
> allow movement of the slide without binding, but not so large as to allow
> too much air to leak from the slide enclosure. I feel that the height of
> the I-beam arms on the slide side could be reduced to make the slide even
> more airtight that it already is.
>
> Such a modification, though, must not be overdone, or the slide clearance
> will be insufficient and the slide will bind.
>
> Also, making the instrument more airtight may change the tonal qualities
> and the reed response, requiring further adjustment to achieve satisfactory
> response.
>
> Winslow
>
>
> Winslow Yerxa
> Author, Harmonica For Dummies, ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
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>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Music Cal <macaroni9999@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: harp-L list <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 3:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Seydel Saxony Chromatic
>
>
> Hi Winslow
>
> I don't have a Saxony yet and I can't find a good image of the slide
> assembly online. Could you describe the modification a bit more ... the
> whys and hows?
>
> MusiCal
>