harmonicanick
35 posts
Oct 26, 2008
11:51 AM
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At the National Harmonica Festival in Bristol UK this weekend gone, Seydel had a very sophisticated marketing operation, with their centerpiece being this harp you can put in the washing-up machine!!
It comes out at £55 gbp
Has anyone tried these and are they worth the extra dineros?
Very well attended festival with lots of kids (4& 5 year olds) playing harp thanks to Ben Hewlett www.harmonicaworld.net
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Trueblue
Guest
Oct 26, 2008
1:50 PM
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Whats new about this? I have been giving my Suzuki Bluesmasters a regular bath for years. Its only the wooden harps that are a problem. Better to take the harps apart to wash in dishwashing liquid, scrub comb with an old toothbrush, and dry parts in the shade before assembly. They come up smelling, looking & playing like new.
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Oxharp
32 posts
Oct 26, 2008
10:54 PM
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Hi,
I was at the same presentation and Yes you can put them in the dish washer. I have 3 customs from Ben Bouman they are the silver 1847 version with the white plastic comb and I have put my Bb through the dish washer with no probs.
It came out as you would expext the knives and forks to turn out, shinny and clean.
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Zhin
71 posts
Oct 26, 2008
11:24 PM
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Hmm.. personally I take my harps apart, soak them in lukewarm water (not the wooden combs of course) for about 5 minutes, and then I use a baby toothbrush to scrub the parts, rinse them thoroughly, dry them with a cloth or paper towel, leave them alone for about 15 minutes to let any remaining moisture evaporate, and then reassemble them.
I find that using detergents and chemicals (even denture pills) a bit... umn... excessive?? And perhaps unsafe at the same time. I don't know if that stuff actually gets completely washed off or if it would actually damage the parts.
And yes, I said all that while being aware of the fact that we use these chemicals in our daily lives to clean eating utensils, plates, and dentures... so I guess my only real concern is if those chemicals actually damage the parts.
I find that plain ol' water and a baby toothbrush works good enough for me. That's why I stopped using denture tablets and detergents.
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Aussiesucker
46 posts
Oct 27, 2008
12:00 AM
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When you know what is in saliva you come to realise that washing the parts in dishwashing liquid or denture tablets ain't gonna hurt 'em. There is a Steradent denture tablet available that advertises it's gentle on metals.I now always take 'em apart and soak in a tumbler of warm water with detergent or tablet.I scrub the comb using either an old toothbrush or cotton buds. I rinse and then pat dry and use glider clips to hang the parts in the shade on a line to dry. On reassembly you just have to be careful to not overtighten the reedplates to the comb. I have used this method for cleaning Suzukis, Lee Oskars and Sp 20s. I actually found that a fairly new Lee Oskar harp worked much better after such cleaning as I made it more airtight.
Last Edited by on Oct 27, 2008 12:04 AM
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harmonicanick
36 posts
Oct 27, 2008
1:56 AM
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Thanks for your comments, I hope you are all as clean around the house!!!:-)
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