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Availability of cover screws and bolts Crossover?
Availability of cover screws and bolts Crossover?
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Libertad
142 posts
Sep 28, 2012
3:11 PM
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I have a Hohner Crossover harp in A that I have had to work on a lot, as a consequence I seemed to have stripped the Philips heads on the brass cover plate screws (they are very soft). Does anyone know where I can get original replacements? Preferably in the UK.
Thanks
Martin
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JInx
308 posts
Sep 29, 2012
5:50 AM
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Here's the thing, those are not Phillip heads. They're are actually aimprovement on the Phillips design called pozidriv. You can find replacements at harpcase.com.
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chromaticblues
1361 posts
Sep 29, 2012
5:54 AM
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Libertad buy a pozidrive screwdriver.
That will fit the screws better.
They might not be stripped. There a little different than phillips heads.
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Libertad
143 posts
Sep 29, 2012
6:40 AM
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Thanks everyone, I have replaced then with Seydel ones which are stainless. Perfect fit and can cope with my ham fisted ways!
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barbequebob
2039 posts
Sep 29, 2012
6:58 AM
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All Hohners that use a Pozidriv screw, the correct screw is a Pozidriv #1.
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ElkRiverHarmonicas
1301 posts
Sep 29, 2012
9:07 AM
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I've been using the Hetrick screws. They are a male/female machine screw. Seydel coverplate screws will work, but they take that Posidriv head as well. The Hetrick screws are flathead, so I can open the covers with just a pocket knife if I had to.
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JInx
309 posts
Sep 29, 2012
9:08 AM
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Also, some people say using brass bolts with brass plates will give you better tone ;-)
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Last Edited by on Sep 29, 2012 9:09 AM
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MP
2483 posts
Sep 29, 2012
2:09 PM
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Libertad,
often, when removing posidrive screws, if you loosen the bottom screws first it seems to work better-even if using a Phillips screwdriver. you tend get a bit more purchase on the bottom screws. i do not know why.
Seydel screws( as mentioned above are good replacement screws and also, as mentioned, are the new
Hetrick slotted post type @ harpcase.com.
the slotted post type from harpcase.com look like GM screws.
oddly, they do not fit GMs. i have a couple GMs w/out Cover plates. i'm in the process of dremeling Huang Star Performer covers to fit flush on a GM body. (Huang covers are thinner than GM covers. Perhaps more bright sounding?) maybe.. anyway,then, i'll mod Huang covers to accept harpcase.com screws.
now, if Hohner would just give me stuff.....:-) heh,heh,
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Last Edited by on Sep 29, 2012 3:08 PM
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