[Harp-L] Re: Vibratory Stress Relief

[Rick Epping <rickepping@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Larry,

I always both emboss and chamfer, and yes it further improves the
instrument.

Best regards,
Rick

On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 12:04 AM, Larry Sandy <slyou65@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thank you Rick, for that good information.  I'm anxious to do that on my
> favorite 364's soon.  Have you combined chamfering and embossing.  If so,
> was there further improvements?  My inquiring mind wants to know, more.
>
> Lockjaw Larry
>
>
>   On Wednesday, November 5, 2014 6:24 PM, Rick Epping <
> rickepping@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Ron,
>
> Reed chamfering is a different technique from slot embossing, though it
> does have similar effects.  You can read more about it in this document I
> put together awhile back:
>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hHeMSL1Pt3MV2U9HWGoPBCYicfukRP6W09CpfVssinU/edit
>
> Best regards,
> Rick
>
> >
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> > Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 10:45:13 -0500
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> > Subject: [Harp-L] Vibratory Stress Relief
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> >
> >  Rick Epping wrote:
> > .......... As for bits of metal left on the reeds from scraping or filing
> > (I
> > > use scrapers, files and, for chamfering, a chisel), on average most of
> > the
> > > metal removal occurs along the entire length of the reeds' long edges
> > from
> > > the chamfering.
> >
> >
> > Rick, do u chamfer, sometimes referred to as embossing (bevel or cut a
> > groove in), the reed itself?  Or did you mean to say "most of the metal
> > removal occurs along the entire length of the reed slot"?
> > ron
> >
> >
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