Re: Subject: [Harp-L] Broken CX-12 Comb

[Chesper Nevins <chespernevins@xxxxxxxxx>]

Lol, no problemo Mr. Jobato!

There are some tabs on the front face of the comb that fit around tabs
on the inside of the shell.  The problem is that when you drop the CX,
the shell stops abruptly and the comb doesn't and those tabs on the
the front of the comb bend or break.  That's the problem with
practicing too early in the morning.  I missed my robe pocket and
ended up placing my chromo on the floor from a distance of 3 feet up.

Chesper the Friendly Ghost

On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 9:20 PM, Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Sorry bout that Jason, my bad. I was thinking about Scotty's post where she said the words 'wee bits' and how their absence wouldn't have a bad
> effect on the CX. Then Slim said that he felt that they might be to index the positioning of the comb. The similar posts over taxed my head.
>
> smo-joe
>
> On Mar 5, 2013, at 8:57 PM, Chesper Nevins wrote:
>
>> LOL, I guess I lurk far too often, no one knows who the heck I am. I
>> happen to know that Scotty writes lots of great posts so she will
>> forgive me if I stand up and wave and say that this time it was me.
>> Hi Scotty! I even know that Joe Leone calls himself Mr Cellophane
>> sometimes.  lol! ironic... It got me thinking how strange it is that I
>> should be so aware of you folks and not vice versa!  So to dispel any
>> possibility of being a creepy lurker I am speaking up and saying
>> hi....
>>
>> I know it was me because the exact same thing happened to my prize CX
>> (reeds done by Pat Missin).  The tabs were bent out of shape so it
>> kept the comb from fitting well in the shell.  The tabs seem to just
>> be there to align the comb correctly in the shell and keep it from
>> sliding around.  So by breaking off the bent tabs but keeping the
>> intact tabs, there was still enough there to keep the comb in place.
>> Problem solved.  And that's about as handy as get!  :)
>>
>> Jason Rogers AKA Chespernevins
>>
>> PS I wrote an article about the Diminished tuning in "Harmonica
>> Happenings" last year...
>>
>> ===
>>
>>> Chesper Nevins <chespernevins@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> Mar 4 (1 day ago)
>>
>>> to Ryan, Harp
>>> I had the same thing happen.  I ended up snapping off the broken tabs
>>> so they wouldn't interfere with the slide or the comb placement in the
>>> body, and now it works fine.  I retained the tabs that weren't broken
>>> or bent.
>>
>>> Maybe this would work in your case?
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 5:34 PM, Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> I believe that was 'Scotty'. She's a girl but really knows her stuff.
>>> smo-joe
>>>
>>> On Mar 5, 2013, at 4:27 PM, Ryan Hartt wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I don't remember who suggested it, but I just broke off the remaining teeth and it fits fine and is air tight.
>>>> Ryan
>>>>
>