Re: [Harp-L] Re TUNing Reeds

[Chuck Linville <linvillec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It seems feasible. I've tempered tool steel in my oven after annealing and quenching. I would guess the constant vibration "work hardens" a small area of the reed. So it seems conceivable that if you found the right recipe for time and temp, you could relieve that stress. -chuck

----- Original Message -----
From: Jerry Deall <jdeall@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Mon, 21 May 2012 17:40:41 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re TUNing Reeds

If I remember correctly, Chris Michalek used to "temper" (his word) reed plates in the oven in oil before he worked on them. he said it made them more stable, but that was then....... 


Thanks Jerry, 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Winslow Yerxa" <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 3:22:47 PM 
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re TUNing Reeds 

Did your friend say why this was a good idea? 

I don't know anyone who does this. The heat from the oil would have no beneficial effect, and the oil itself would simply gum things up. 

One thing that some folks do while tuning is to keep the reedplates that they're working on in a warming blanket. This keeps condensation from forming on the reeds when you play them and makes it easier to tune accurately without the added weight of moisture. 

Winslow 


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From: Rubben Emmanuelli <comunadesantos@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 6:09 AM 
Subject: [Harp-L] Re TUNing Reeds 

A friend of mine..told me that i should try, to heat the reeds of an 
harmonica in hot oil, He thinks that will retune then east and automatic 

Crazy Idea?? What would You think? 




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