Re: [Harp-L] Re: Who has used PT Gazell Valves on Hohner harps?

[Mike Fugazzi <mikefugazzi@xxxxxxxxx>]

Funny!

I had a bunch of pre-cut PT valves, but used them on non-Hohner harps 
without thinking of testing on Hohners.  I am going to see if I can get a 
Marine Band onto an undrilled Big River comb (well, I'll try a BR at some 
point too).  I am not a huge valve player, but a few on had would be cool. 
 Sometimes I get a random idea in my head and having the ability to ask a 
relatively stupid question on a forum like this and think aloud is a 
blessing...I don't have to spend money on something and wait for shipping, 
etc, just to see it be a huge pain and time consuming or whatever.

I should finish the valves this week and will cut some of the longer 
leftovers to size and maybe experiment with a reed to two this weekend.  I 
can't remember off the top of my head what I had lying around.  For 
whatever reason, maybe a lack of gigs in the near future, I've really been 
into experimenting with tunings, valves, and non-traditional harps right 
now.  THANKS!



On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 4:36:38 AM UTC-5, David Payne wrote:
>
> Mike, just take the blow plate off one and see what room you have. 
> There is one way around this tightness inside on a Marine Band for a short 
> slot Marine Band. Use a long-slot Marine Band comb. Otherwise, if you are 
> trying to make a valve fit, where there is a razor, there is a way. That 
> said, there's not really enough room inside any Hohner diatonic to 
> comfortably valve with any valve. One thing I can say from experience, when 
> you are in a tight situation like that, round the corner of the valve. 
> Unless you have valve-adjusting laser guides or something to get a perfect 
> parallelification (new word) of the valve and reed, the corners will be the 
> most likely to scrape the sides of the comb teeth. 
>  
>
> David Payne
> www.elkriverharmonicas.com
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>  
> What about a SP20 or GM?  Thanks, guys!  
>
> On Monday, October 1, 2012 6:44:46 PM UTC-5, Steve Baker wrote:
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> > Due to the smaller comb of the Marine Band, there isn't enough space 
> > between the end of the reed slot and the point where the end of the 
> channel 
> > meets the reed plate on the inside of the instrument, to stick down a 
> valve 
> > over the lower draw reeds. You could carve out a suitable notch in the 
> > surface of the comb to accomodate the end of the valve. I tried half 
> > valving a Big River Harp and it worked great. The larger size of the MS 
> > models means there is sufficient room for the end of the valve. 
> >
> > Steve Baker 
> > www.stevebaker.de 
> > www.european-music-workshops.com 
> > www.harmonica-masters.de 
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