Re: [Harp-L] Bass Harp cleaning question

[George Miklas <harmonicat@xxxxxxxxx>]

Buck,

First of all... you can disassemble the whole instrument, pick out / clean
out the food particles and dried saliva from the wood comb, and clean up
the reed plates.   But... if you hear a note out of tune, basses do not
tune like diatonics.  There is a process to tuning bass reeds where you
blow them together, measure the sum intonation, then check and adjust
individual reeds as needed.

George

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On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 11:02 PM, Buck Worley <boogalloo@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have a Hohner Chromatica (double bass) harp from the late '70s. 15 holes
> on bottom E to E and 14 0n top with the sharps & flats. I want to clean and
> freshen it up. Are there any particulars I should be aware of or is it the
> same type procedure as cleaning a diatonic? I've never opened it up & have
> used it very little so tuning is not a major issue here.Buck
>