Re: [Harp-L] online video of making hohner chromatic harmonicas, where is it?

[jon kip <jon@xxxxxxxxxx>]

thanks vern and joe....

Hey...  I'm getting into Brendan's combs for the deluxe 270's now. He sent three, and I bought six more.... 

They work well, like Chris Reynold's acrylics do, and I have five of his, but Brendan's have more intricate ramping which seems to be a plus, in terms of air flow and air use....

Tommy and I and one other player tested them all a few days ago, and any differences in sound and feel are slight enough to be attributed to inter-instrument differences. I think we're accepting the non-wood combs into the fold.

This does NOT mean (I'm looking at you, Vern) that a clarinet or oboe made out of cement would sound like one made out of wood......but harmonicas are.....uh......harmonicas.

And Tommy, after a small stroke, still has the Tommy Morgan sound....so that's a good thing.

And thanks for the video references... it is truly amazing to watch how fast the factory people do the setting of reeds.

No wonder I have to retouch almost every reed to make them work nicely for me.

That takes longer.

Still, it's amazing watching them.


> On Jun 28, 2015, at 11:17 AM, Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Vern (my hero) and Jon (you handsome devil)........... I use a cigarette paper to align a replacement reed. 
> 
> smo-joe (the sun was advised to never look directly at him.. If he mispronounced your name, you would feel obliged to change your name's pronounciation). yes, he is the most unforgettable character you will ever meet.
> 
> On Jun 28, 2015, at 1:16 PM, Vern wrote:
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>> Hi Jon,
>> 
>> Here is one from Seydel:
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>> https://youtu.be/grrydRwCpi4 <https://youtu.be/grrydRwCpi4>
>> 
>> Here is a mystery.  How can the assembler get the reeds exactly aligned in the slots so quickly? This alignment must be exact because if the reed touches the slot while vibrating it won’t sound good or at all. 
>> 
>> My theory is this:
>> * The reed is slightly wider near the rivet where it is a tight fit than at the tip where it has some clearance
>> * By pushing the reed all the way into the slot while the rivet is set, the tight-fitting area near the rivet aligns it. 
>> * I think that I see the thumb and forefinger of the assembler holding the reed down in the slot as the rivet is set.
>> * Then the reed is bent out of the slot to give it some gap.
>> * The amplitude of the tight-fitting length is small. That part of the reed never enters the slot while vibrating.
>> 
>> When I install a reed, I screw it down over the slot so that the tight-fitting part never aligns it.  Then I have to fiddle with it for a long time to get it aligned.
>> 
>> Vern 
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>>> On Jun 27, 2015, at 4:18 PM, Vern <jevern@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>> Hi Jon,
>>> 
>>> Is this the one that you are looking for?
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>>> https://youtu.be/XxeR1vifJBg <https://youtu.be/XxeR1vifJBg>
>>> 
>>> Vern
>>> 
>>>> On Jun 27, 2015, at 2:42 PM, jon kip <jon@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jon@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I've seen a really good video showing the production line of Hohner chromatics. I've tried lots of variations of wording but can't find it.
>>>> 
>>>> Anyone know where it lives?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks....
>>>> 
>>>> jk
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
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