Re: [Harp-L] Air leakege between comb and reedplate

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I place a tiny bead of glue or something called 'caulking' (not sure you have that there), onto that seam. BUT, on the other hand, considering your expertise, I think you would still sound great on a chimney brick with the plates attached with cement. 

smo-joe

On Nov 10, 2013, at 3:11 PM, Boris Plotnikov wrote:

> I always customize harps for me very deep. I flatsand combs, reedplates,
> embosse slots for full lenght using microscope, recently started to polish
> reeds. So actually I feel it like my fault that I didn't care a lot about
> coveplates leakeges. I always thought that as reedplate have a rail for
> coverplate it's enough airtight and never worried about it. I was a bit
> shocked when noticed what a big amount of air goes between coverplates and
> reedplates, especially at 1st and 10th holes. Checking all my harps using
> light I've even found some of them (I was not completely happy with!) with
> leakege in the middle (because of coverplates which a formed not perfect,
> e.g. corner steps outside rail). Using light, vice-grip, pliers and sanding
> paper I make much coverplates much better, but I'm also thinkin of some
> other way to make this connection more airtight. I see one guy use a strip
> of duct tape in the rail of coverplate, but I think it's not good for
> coverplate vibration (it seemed to me that harmonica sounds duller,
> possible nocebo effect). How do you solve it?
> 
> PS Does modernbluesharmonica.com down?
> -- 
> Thanks, Boris Plotnikov
> http://borisplotnikov.ru