LIP RIPPER
18 posts
Jan 14, 2009
7:44 AM
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CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHICH OF ADAMS VIDEO'S ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE? MY 4 DRAW HAS FALLEN WAY OFF. I REMEMBER SOMETHING ABOUT FILING THE REED TO SHARPEN THE NOTE.
LR
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Buddha
15 posts
Jan 14, 2009
7:51 AM
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it's probably broken. Time to replace the reed or get a new harp.
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RyanMortos
43 posts
Jan 14, 2009
8:01 AM
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Check out youtube videos GUSSOW.016 & GUSSOW.017. He goes over filing the free end of the 1 draw to raise the pitch in video 16, I believe. I know nother other then what I read and heard but it seems you would just take a thin layer off the free end.
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~Ryan
PA
Ryan's Tube
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tookatooka
84 posts
Jan 14, 2009
8:24 AM
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Like Buddha say's, it's probably fatigued. If it happened suddenly then that's almost certainly the problem. The four draw has nearly always been the one to go on my harps. If you can look at it under magnification and work it up and down, you may see where the fracture is. Funnily enough the fracture isn't normally at the root of the reed near the rivet but half way along.
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When I'm not blowing, I'm drawing.
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Oisin
78 posts
Jan 14, 2009
9:07 AM
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Hey John...I love your paintings man, very original.
Oisin
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tookatooka
85 posts
Jan 14, 2009
9:10 AM
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Thanks Oisin. Much appreciated.
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When I'm not blowing, I'm drawing.
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LIP RIPPER
19 posts
Jan 14, 2009
10:08 AM
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THANKS.
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jbone
4 posts
Jan 14, 2009
7:09 PM
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that has been the fate of many of my harps over the years. i tried for a while to retune the reed and it never would come back. once it has fatigue cracks it's time to get a new harp. or if you are into it all, replace and retune a new 4 draw reed.
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LIP RIPPER
20 posts
Jan 15, 2009
6:21 AM
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DIDN'T FIND ANY FRACTURE WITH MY LUPE SO I FILED IT TIL IT CAME BACK. AMAZING, I USED TO BE INTIMIDATED WHEN OPENING ONE UP. NOW IT'S KINDA FUN.
THANKS FOR THE TIP ADAM!
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