Re: [Harp-L] slider troubles

[Music Cal <macaroni9999@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Joe and David

The mouthpiece is on correctly. There is a scratching noise. I will try to
clip or sand off a bit of the spring end. I tried a #2 safety
pin after the spring broke. It didn't give me the slider response I like. I
will report back after having taken a little off the spring end.

MusiCal

On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 7:48 AM, Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Ok, the slide is 'riding' UP the spring. Try this..replace the spring with
> a #2 safety pin. That's the one that starts out at 1.65" (appx 40mm long).
> Trim it to suit. The chrome plating on the pin is smoother than the cadmium
> plating that comes with the factory spring. ALL my chromatics have had
> safety pins. Going back to 1960. :)
>
> smo-joe
>
>
> On May 29, 2012, at 2:34 AM, Music Cal wrote:
>
> > Hi David
> >
> > The harp in question is a new custom harp which had a bad spring in it
> > (spring broke after a few hours of use). The slider felt rough with the
> old
> > spring and it still feels rough after I installed a new spring. The
> > roughness is felt at the beginning of the push and at the end of the
> > release.
> >
> > MusiCal
> >
> > On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 1:09 PM, David Payne <
> dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> >
> >> You took it apart? Push it in and out very slowly. Does it feel rough
> >> during the entire slide travel or just part of it?
> >>
> >> David
> >> www.elkriverharmonicas.com
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >> On May 28, 2012, at 14:06, Music Cal <macaroni9999@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi
> >>>
> >>> I am having troubles with the slider on one of my chromatic harps. I
> feel
> >>> some roughness when pushing and releasing the slider. It is very
> annoying
> >>> and impairs my ability to play it well. I have looked for obvious rough
> >>> spots in the slider apparatus and the spring but I can not find
> anything
> >>> that stands out as potential cause of the roughness. Any suggestions?
> >>
> >>
>
>