Re: [Harp-L] CX12 leak

[Slim Heilpern <slim@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Have you checked to make sure the reedplates/comb assembly is seated properly in the cover? Sometimes, especially if the harmonica has taken a fall, it can get a little out of whack -- might even be a bit difficult to take it apart in this case.

Another thing to check, if you remove the reedplate/comb assembly you can try playing it (pucker style) outside of the cover. If the top holes still seem to be weak (which I assume means leaking air), then take a close look at how the reedplates are mounted on the comb, perhaps they got out-of-alignment somehow...

Also, while you're poking around, make sure your windsavers didn't fall off and seem to be working  correctly (play into a mirror).

If none of those things seem to be the problem, you might want to post on the slidemeister.com forum, where you'll likely get further suggestions....

Or like John said, send it back to Hohner ;-).

- Slim.


On Jan 17, 2013, at 1:35 PM, Music Cal wrote:

> Thanks for the response Slim. I checked and the slide button is not loose.
> 
> MusiCal
> 
> On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 6:41 AM, Slim Heilpern <slim@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> One un-obvious thing to check. On cx12's sometimes the button becomes
>> unglued from the slide, causing mis-alignment of the slide position vs. the
>> harmonica and resulting in air leakage. Remove the slide and make sure the
>> button is pushed as far as it can possibly go onto the slide. If it wasn't
>> already completely flush with the slide, this may have been your problem.
>> Re-insert the slide and see if the problem persists or not. If this was the
>> problem, you can remove the slide, remove the button from the slide, put a
>> little glue (contact cement or elmer's should due) and re-attach.
>> 
>> Hope this helps....
>> 
>> - Slim.
>> 
>> On Jan 16, 2013, at 11:58 PM, Music Cal wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi guys and gals
>>> 
>>> Holes 8-12 of my CX12 Jazz sound weaker than holes 1-7. Anybody have a
>>> guess why that might be?
>>> 
>>> This is a harp with very little wear. The volume differential was so
>>> annoying that I stopped playing it. I like the tone of my other chroms
>>> better but if I could get the volume of the lower half over the whole
>> range
>>> of my CX!2 I might start playing it again.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> MusiCal
>> 
>>