[Harp-L] How to Clean Tarnished Reed Plates

[Gary Lehmann]

Is the harmonica noticeably out of tune, or does it play considerably worse?
If not, I would just leave the reeds as they are.

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> On Mar 22, 2017, at 5:43 PM, Bob Marsolais <bob at xxxxx> wrote:
> 
> I made the mistake of cleaning the reed plates from my Manji in an
> ultrasonic cleaner using jewelry cleaner diluted weaker than the
> instructions said to dilute.  The stainless steel reed plates are nice and
> shiny but the reeds themselves are very tarnished.  Is there a safe way to
> remove the tarnish without damaging them?  I've thought of using a very fine
> abrasive like toothpaste and very carefully with little pressure brushing in
> the direction of the reed away from the weld, but I imagine that's rather
> risky.  Any thoughts?  Perhaps I'll just leave them like they are.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks for your thoughts.
> 
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