Re: [Harp-L] Re: Valve Tips

[Music Cal <macaroni9999@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Rick

What do you use as a cleaning solvent/solution? Do you clean the reedplates
separately?


On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 3:39 AM, Rick Epping <rickepping@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I've found that an ultrasonic cleaner does a good job cleaning the valves
> without removing them from the reedplate.  Old valves attached with
> Hohner's red valve cement sometimes come loose and need reattaching, but
> valves attached with Pliobond or superglue seem to stay put through the
> cleaning.
>
> Best,
> Rick
>
> >
> > Message: 4
> > Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2013 18:26:41 +0100
> > From: "Aongus MacCana" <amaccana@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [Harp-L] Valve Tips
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> > Like every other would be chromatic player I have had problems with
> valves.
> > I didn't realise that valves comprised two layers - one of which
> functions
> > as a spring until this was pointed out by Rick Epping at a Harmonica
> > workshop.
> >
> > Bang went my dream of cutting out my own valves from the lids of yoghurt
> > tubs, which up to then had looked to me like a suitable and viable
> > material.
> >
> > Music Cal's suggestion about using coffee filter paper as a valve
> cleaning
> > material appeals to me. I shall definitely give this a try.
> >
> > Previous valve therapy I have tried - with limited success - was blowing
>  a
> > small amount of methylated spirits through the instrument from the
> business
> > end.
> >
> > I have also tried placing a vacuum cleaner hose near the back of the
> > harmonica after a playing session to draw room air through it instead of
> > moist beery breath and thus dry out the valves. This seemed to sort of
> half
> > work, but I don't expect to be patenting the idea anytime soon.
> >
> > Beannachtai
> >
> > Aongus Mac Cana
> >
> >
> >
>