Re: [Harp-L] CX 12 and tension bar

[Slim Heilpern <slim@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Richard -

It's probably not the tension bar. From your description, assuming the slide itself doesn't need cleaning, I would take a close look inside the housing to make sure that none of the 4 little plastic guides that position the comb assembly (they are just below the mouthpiece grill) have been damaged. It's feasible, I think, that if any of these were broken, the comb assembly could be resting against the slide.

Hopefully someone who has more knowledge than I about this will be able to confirm or shoot down my theory. 

Generally speaking, the tension bar pressure should not be an issue with respect to the slide. It should just work.

- Slim.


On Apr 25, 2013, at 11:07 AM, richard perkins wrote:

> Hello everyone,Before I do the wrong thing,which I'm famous for. I need advice. 
> I have a cx-12 harmonica that been sitting in the cornor for quite awhile. The 
> problem is the slide keeps sticking. when I take the tension bar off and just 
> use my finger to hold it in place its fine. does the tension bar need to be 
> readjusted (bent?) or is it most likely something else or does the bar need to 
> be replaced? Thanks for any advice you can give before I do something stupid and 
> make it worse. arghhh...
>