[Harp-L] Ketchup

[Gary Lehmann]

Every stinking body has a bottle of ketchup.
Every stinking body of water needs chemicals.
I rest my case (of Heinz 57--you never know when company is going to drop
by).
G

On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 10:15 AM Joseph Leone <3N037 at xxxxx> wrote:

>
>
> > On Nov 20, 2018, at 1:04 PM, Gary Lehmann <gnarlyheman at xxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > I have a Stage I from Rockin' Ron, six year old Spiers SP20 in G.
> >
> > Hadn't played it in a while, and when I took it for a walk, it had some
> > issues.
> > So I decided to try the old ketchup cure, as recently posted on Facebook
> by
> > TurboDog AKA Jim Antaki, he of the many harp inventions, literally giving
> > Brendan Power a run for his money.
> >
> > This down home remedy leaves your reeds and reedplates shiny, and you
> don't
> > need to leave it on very long. Rinse it in warm water and you're
> done--oh,
> > except I then cleared the reed slots and plinked all the reeds. After
> all,
> > there was junk in there.
> >
> > Harp plays much better now!
> >
> > Some say you want to leave gunk in a harp to make it more
> > airtight--evidently this does not apply to a Spiers Stage I.
> >
> > And now it plays (insert condiment related aphorism).
> >
> > Gnarly (you can't ketchup to me)
>
> Lol, you ‘mustard’ been a comedian in a previous life.
>
> Actually you can get good results with just about any acetic colloid or
> liquid.
> You can also get good results with various alkalais. I happen to use dilute
> swimming pool chemicals. But be careful of the ph strengths…..either way.
>
> smo-joe