oldwailer
61 posts
Jun 09, 2008
10:58 PM
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I just finished looking at the Oysler DVD's--sprung for them out of my birthday money when what I really wanted was to try a Seydel 1847. I haven't had a chance to actually try any of the stuff he teaches yet--but I am stoked to try it out. I am hoping I can learn enough here to make a harp that will help me in the quest for the illusive overblow. So far all I get is the illusive oversqueak when I try it.
Anybody else out there tried this method? Mr. Oysler does play some cool harp--so the background music is good. I'm just looking for any words of wisdom about things to avoid and maybe not do with his methods.
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New_B
2 posts
Jun 10, 2008
6:28 PM
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I too, would like to be able to "tweek" and repair my own harps.
Is his DVD worth the price? After watching his video, would I be able to convert my Marine Band reed plate and cover plates with screws? Would he also direct me where I could obtain the necessary hardware?
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metalosaurio
14 posts
Jun 10, 2008
7:53 PM
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Hi. I've watched Mr. Oysler's video a few days ago. It's a great video. Many of the things he said weren't new to me. Because of the internet you can find not a lot, but enough sites to read about this customization techniques, some of them the overblow.com, harponline.de or the seydel website, and of course the harmonicasessions.com website. BUT, the great advantage of the video is that you can actually see tha work done, so you know exactly what they are talking about and how they use the tools, wich is very important since when you open the harp you might think that the reeds and the rest of the parts are very delicate, but you can work with a lot more confidence after looking someone using the tools without that much care (though there's an amount of care to have, the reed won't break that easy as one might think).
Also, he does tell how to get, or what to use to do the tools you need.
There are some techniques he doesn't explain, mostly the ones related with the cover plates, wheter opening at the back or drilling holes into them. But that you can find at some other websites an with clear explanations. The reed techniques are awsome, I finally know what arcing is, and how to make it, the same with tip scooping. I can do overblows, and I've started using them in my regular playing, but slowly. I'll use the techniques provided here and see how much easy it is.
regards.
Nicolas
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oldwailer
63 posts
Jun 10, 2008
8:20 PM
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Thanks for the post, Metalosario--I'm already starting to do some of this stuff, thanks to the video--I agree that it is a great vid--and I like the music he plays too.
I am still researching places to buy the parts myself, so I'll be finding more places soon.
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New_B
4 posts
Jun 10, 2008
9:24 PM
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oldwailer,
I got this link from the MelBay site: www.micromark.com
They specialize in small tools, etc.
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metalosaurio
16 posts
Jun 11, 2008
5:29 AM
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as for replacements, a have serch a while and the best website has ended to be harponline.de, they have each reed selling at 0.5 euros, and the shipping to US is 6 euros. I wrote Hohner US to ask for their prices, and the response was 2 dollars each reed!! plus the shipping. I tried to use Rupert's references but many seem not to be working anymore.
please, let me know if you find a better place in that ships to the US.
regards,
Nicolas
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oldwailer
65 posts
Jun 11, 2008
10:31 AM
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Yeah, harponline seems to be the best I have come up with too, as far as having the parts needed. But the prices are steep--a euro is over a buck and a half--so shipping is over 9 dollars for 1 reed. has anybody dealt with Harponline? Are they reliable and trustworthy?
Thanks to everybody for the posts on this thread--I liked the one for www.micromark.com a lot--looks like a good place for tools that my hardware store doesn't have.
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NG
29 posts
Jun 12, 2008
3:13 PM
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I just bought the toolkit at around 120 euros. They seemed very reliable for that tranaction and I haven't heard any negative reports.
Do what I plan to do. Wait until you need more than 4 or 5 reeds so as to make the shipping reasonable! I am starting to learn that this is why we need LOTS of harps.
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