Re: [Harp-L] Dremel Question

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Since your wife is doing it, consider an inexpensive finger nail manicure rotary tool. The LEAST powerful the better. Best is a 2 battery model. Use both batteries for bulk, and then..convert it to only ONE battery (with a dowel spacer). The torque will be so low that you will stall out the motor long before you damage the reed. That's what most of us chromatic tuners use. Manicure tools and dentists polishing wheels. 

I (personally) have a doctors 2 battery pen light. I replaced one of the batteries with a motor from a Yashika camera. For tuning I use a variety of round erasers. Both Pink Pearl and ink types. I punch them out with a piece of portable radio antennae tube and then pierce and glue them to a shaft. But I don't expect you to get that involved. 

smo-joe  

On Sep 13, 2012, at 4:52 PM, Mike Rogers wrote:

> Thanks, Smo-Joe.  You and Matt convinced me.  Plus..my wife, who does the tuning, said "Wassa mattah with me using a file?"  Always listen to those who know.
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> Mike
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Leone" <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Mike Rogers" <bullfrog9@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: "harp-l" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 2:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Dremel Question
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> Hey Mike ole buddy, using a dremel on a harp is like using a floor buffer on a Rolex........think over-kill
> smo-joe
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> On Sep 13, 2012, at 10:09 AM, Mike Rogers wrote:
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>> I read that some of you use a Dremel for tuning.  Seems there are several different models.  I just want one for tuning reeds and would like some info as to exactly what I need to buy.  Any help appreciated and you can contact me off list, if preferred.
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>> Thanks in advance.
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>> Bullfrog
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