Re: [Harp-L] Re: Harp-L Digest, Vol 118, Issue 57

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The only way to install screws on an Oskar (oh, and a good idea on any screws) is to back the screw AT the hole counter clockwise until you feel it make a 'bump'. The bump is the screws threads falling off of the entry threads in the plate. THEN you can turn the screw in the usual clockwise direction. What you 'may' have done is cut your own set of completely NEW threads across the existing threads that were already there. This would account for the excessive pressure you required to pull the harp together. 

Remove the screws, coat them in turpentine, or other 'gritty' oil, and re-insert them. Failing a complete seal, you may have to go with gasketing the plate(s). 

smokey joe.  (he once parallel parked....a ship, his passport country or origin reads....Earth. He is the most unforgettable character you will ever meet. ) lolol

On Jun 26, 2013, at 1:52 AM, sberman@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> Hi, I'm new to the list and enjoying it quite a bit. I have no music training, but have played harp since Woodstock and an president of a 60-year music nonprofit, Songmakers.org, with 400 members.  I just purchased my first Meisterklasse and love it. They can be bought used on action through Ebay for in the $40s. I also just purchased my first Lee Oscar reed plates, in B-flat, and put them on a Lee Oscar C- harp body. It works, but is not very responsive. Is it possible I tightened the screws too much? I don't think they are stripped because they don't turn easily, but I did use a lot of pressure because I was worried the harp would not be air-tight, and it looks like the air-space I see at the back may be slightly narrower than my other Lee Oskars.
> Thanks, Steve Berman