bluesharper
8 posts
May 02, 2009
9:51 AM
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Hello harpers,
My 5 blow is very squeaky and it sounds like a party horn lol.
Any ideas on how to make it not sound squeaky all advice is welcome!!!!
Bluesharper
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oldwailer
706 posts
May 02, 2009
10:08 AM
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I always start with taking off the covers and doing a really good cleaning--sometimes a little chunk of green stuff might have grown on the reed.
If that doesn't work, post another message with more specifics--like what kind of harp it is--was it sudden-onset squeaky or out of the box squeaky?
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oldwailer
708 posts
May 02, 2009
11:05 AM
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I like the Jason Ricci Method--I think you can find it in full on Harp-L--search on Jason Ricci--I think the name of the article is something like "OCD Rock Star harp cleaning."
If you don't want to go to that much trouble--just take off the reed plates and soak them in Oxi-clean for a few minutes--then rinse them very thoroughly--check the reeds for obvious damage--reassemble and harp on!
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bluesharper
10 posts
May 02, 2009
1:02 PM
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can i substitute oxi-clean for anything else????
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oldwailer
712 posts
May 02, 2009
6:13 PM
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Well, I wouldn't try substituting it for gin in a gin-and-tonic-- ;-)
I really don't know what you're asking here.
Maybe you should try a search--there was a very long thread on cleaning harps a while back. There is also a very long thread on the subject over on Jason's site-- harmonicaspace.com . . .
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