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can you emboss the reedplates on a manji?
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jonsparrow
1529 posts
Dec 31, 2009
1:08 PM
is this brass or what? cause it dosnt look like brass.
Buddha
1220 posts
Dec 31, 2009
1:37 PM
yes with the right tools.


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jonsparrow
1530 posts
Dec 31, 2009
1:49 PM
so i cant use the end of a tunning fork like i use for my marine bands?
barbequebob
280 posts
Dec 31, 2009
2:07 PM
The material in question is phosphor bronze. Since the reed slot tolerances on the Manji are much tighter than on a Marine Band, you really won`t need to do anywhere near as much as a stock Marine Band would need.
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Buddha
1222 posts
Dec 31, 2009
2:28 PM
they are not that much tigher.
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