jonsparrow
711 posts
Aug 01, 2009
9:55 PM
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with out needing some special equipment or anything? how would i go about doing this?
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Buddha
899 posts
Aug 01, 2009
10:02 PM
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how rusty?
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jonsparrow
712 posts
Aug 01, 2009
10:29 PM
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there not in my possession yet i just got them on ebay but they dont look too bad.
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jonsparrow
716 posts
Aug 02, 2009
11:08 AM
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seems simple enough. thanks.
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isaacullah
291 posts
Aug 02, 2009
11:35 AM
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Not sure if this'll work on the coverplates, but I have great success removing tarnish and gook from old reedplates with a 1 to 1 solution of white vinegar and table salt. I apply it with a que-tip. You don't need to rub it very hard and it starts working immediately. Let get shiny, then rinse it in plenty of cool water. It also removes old sticky beeswax and that 'gunk' that accumulates in the crevices... I also use this to clean corroded terminals in old electronics.
Like I said, I know it works on copper, brass, and bronze. I never tried it to remove rust from iron or steel.
Cheers,
Isaac
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nacoran
135 posts
Aug 02, 2009
3:23 PM
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The guy at any good hardware store should be able to hook you up with something.
If you are restoring them for playing it may be different than if you are putting together a harp collection for show. I know with some kinds of antiques cleaning them up destroys their value and the trends for whether to restore or leave them alone change over time. Anyone know what the rules are for harmonicas?
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jonsparrow
719 posts
Aug 02, 2009
5:00 PM
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im more or less restoring it just to preserve it as a peice of history. of course i will play it but gently an not much. i wouldnt want to blow out a reed on a 100 year old harp. its more of a collectors item for me. like if you restore a ford model T. you want it to be nice an perfect but you wont drive it to work every day. only take it for a cruise on nice sunny weekends.
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isaacullah
297 posts
Aug 02, 2009
6:38 PM
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@nacoran: Believe it or not, I think that *we* are the ones who get to set the rules when it comes to antique harmonicas. After all, WE are the collectors, and WE are the ones who decide what ones we want to buy and which ones of those we will spend top dollar on.
Maybe I don't speak for everybody, but I'd definitely pay more for an antique harp that someone reputable had restored to playing condition than I would for an untested rusty one. I'm just gonna clean all that rusty shit off myself anyway, so if someone did it for me, well, that's gotta be worth something! :)
Screw those Antiques roadshow bastards! Just let them try and dictate to us what our harps are worth! Those bastards on E-bay, well that's another story! :)
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harpwrench
57 posts
Aug 02, 2009
8:29 PM
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Mint condition C and G prewar Marine Bands show up on ebay fairly often. Rusty or well used ones.......they're so common they're not even worth the postage IMO (unless two bidders decide that it is), so go ahead and have fun.
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nacoran
137 posts
Aug 03, 2009
1:18 AM
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I want some art deco harmonicas. Flikr has some great stuff.
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