Re: [Harp-L] gapping at the factory

[JON KIP <jon@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Ah ha!!  Another of those things that "They" don't want us to see, revealed by George.

Or is George part of the Conspiracy??

Probably not....

thanks, George... it must have been interesting to see the tech's hands gapping and tuning at warp speed.



On Feb 26, 2015, at 2:16 PM, George Miklas wrote:

> Jon and Winslow, 
> On the factory tour, I saw gapping during tuning.
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> George
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> On Thursday, February 26, 2015, Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Gapping would have to be done after riveting them to the plates (duh) and before tuning (gapping affects tuning, so is best done first). I did the Hohner factory tour in 2013 but don't remember seeing gapping being done. Winslow Yerxa
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>       From: JON KIP <jon@xxxxxxxxxx>
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>  Subject: [Harp-L] gapping at the factory
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> I'm wondering at what point in the manufacturing of chromatic harmonicas, (probably same for diatonic) that the gapping is done. I have some packages of new reeds for hohner's deluxe 270, and I don't think they come with any arcing at all. I've seen  that i have to gap them in order to just have them set at a nominal gap above the plate, before I mess with them, and start them on the road to ruination and almost certain death, where, for a brief moment, they react well and are in tune.
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> So far, the option of a "Delete" button when you remove too much metal from a reed seems to be better than just retuning in the opposite direction....but none of my harmonica tools has a "delete" or "UnDo" button .... another example of Hohner remaining in the Dark Ages, i suppose.
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> I've seen the "How a harmonica is made" video and it doesn't mention gapping them.
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> Anyone know when the gapping happens in making a chromatic at the factory?
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> thanks
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