[Harp-L] reducing the gap at the reed tip

[Joseph Leone]

It IS a proven method. Has been used for decades. The idea is to use a small hard screw driver, file it sharp, center it about 1 mm from the reed slot end and tap it with a hammer.
That large punch job in the video is unnecessary. What you want to do is SWAGE the brass reed plate TOWARDS the slot end. And you shouldn’t need to file the reed tip IF you
are gentle.

Mo Zambique  

> On Jan 21, 2019, at 10:05 PM, David Pearce via Harp-L <harp-l at xxxxx> wrote:
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> John Cook inspired this concept.  He demonstrated a technique that an accordion company uses with a chisel.  If you have an easier way to achieve the objective of a tighter reed tip tolerance please share!  This is not a proven method.  Let's advance this!
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRbJ-4ySwBc
> David Pearce
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