Re: [Harp-L] Golden Melody cover screws

[David Payne <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joe Leone calls them drift pins. Since he is so awesome, I call them drift pins, too. 
First, 
1) lay with drift pin head down against board
2) tap gently with small hammer, just so it loosens.
3) Use a pair of wire cutters (like the one in the Seydel toolkit) and pull out the nail. 

It can help if you put a little oil on it and let it soak in before you start.

David Payne
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 From: Mike Fugazzi <mikefugazzi@xxxxxxxxx>
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Cc: "harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Thursday, November 1, 2012 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Golden Melody cover screws
 
I've found removing nails in GM's and SP20's to be a huge PIA.  If you can 
get it done without warping the reed plates, it is easy to use the current 
cover bolts and either tap for screws or use a screw and bolt (preferred by 
me) on the reedplates.

On Thursday, November 1, 2012 3:05:12 PM UTC-5, Winslow Yerxa wrote:
>
> Turns out that some early GMs from the white-box period do indeed have 
> nailed-on covers. I heard offlist from two people about this, and one even 
> sent a photo (the nail heads resemble the current screw head, sbut without 
> a slot in the head). You learn something new every day.
>  
> Perhaps now someone can relate their experience in removing and replacing 
> those cover nails.
>  
> Winslow
>
> Winslow Yerxa
> Author, Harmonica For Dummies, ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
>             Harmonica Basics For Dummies, ASIN B005KIYPFS
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> Instructor, Jazzschool for Music Study and Performance
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Roger Beck <beckme...@xxxxxxxxxxx <javascript:>>
> To: har...@xxxxxxxxxx <javascript:> 
> Sent: Thursday, November 1, 2012 9:34 AM
> Subject: [Harp-L] Golden Melody cover screws
>
> I am a newbie at fixing my own harmonicas.  Am getting the bug though 
> after joining this list. I have many older Golden Melody harps built 
> without cover screws.  
> Learned from Rockin' Ron that replacing with Hohner screws is nearly cost 
> prohibitive for what you get.  Are there other less expensive screws from 
> other
> harp types that will work with GM's and, if so, where can they be 
> purchased?  Thanks,  Roger 
>
>