phogi
36 posts
Sep 27, 2009
12:55 PM
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My Bb harp's 4 draw finally started going flat after a year. I've practiced tuning on cheap harps, but this is a sp 20. So, I decided 'what the heck, its ruined already.' I take file to reed. All is well until a week later, it goes flat again. I tune it again, and it went flat in 2 minutes. Why is this happening? I don't believe that its too much breath force because its the only hap of mine to go flat (though my d harp is a little out of tune).
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Kingley
371 posts
Sep 27, 2009
1:03 PM
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It sounds like the reed probably has a stress fracture.
Best to replace that reed.
If you haven't learnt to do that yet. Buy a new harp and keep the old one for spares for when you have learnt to replace reeds.
I still haven't got into replacing reeds yet myself (I need to make some tools for doing it).
But I always keep any harps I can no longer tune up. So that way I'll have a healthy stock of parts when I do start replacing reeds.
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phogi
37 posts
Sep 27, 2009
2:29 PM
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Sweet. Now I get to buy a new harp!
B radical, manji, crossover...this could not have happened at a better time.
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ElkRiverHarmonicas
250 posts
Sep 27, 2009
8:55 PM
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Your first impression was right, reed was ruined before you touched it. Least you got an extra two weeks on life support.
Dave
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www.elkriverharmonicas.com
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jonsparrow
1116 posts
Sep 27, 2009
9:11 PM
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never seen some one so optimistic to spend money. id be like damit now i gotta get a new harp. but i guess if your going for a new model fresh off the lot its nice.
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phogi
39 posts
Sep 28, 2009
3:45 AM
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I can't say I'm optimistic to spend money. Just optimistic to have a working Bb harp. Besides, my broken one was a sp 20, which I don't like so much. This is my first harp to go south, so now I have a chance to try something different.
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