walterharp
1153 posts
Aug 10, 2013
9:10 AM
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Hey all,
Digging through my stuff I have some old broken harps, and quite a few different reed plates with bad reeds. They are golden melody, suzuki, bushman, and some LO. Anybody have any use for these? I could bring to SPAH.
Cheers,
Walter
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Hondo
226 posts
Aug 10, 2013
9:28 AM
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Walter, make a cool windchime.
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HawkeyeKane
1938 posts
Aug 10, 2013
11:03 AM
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I used to take spent reedplates and nail them up on the floor beams overhead in my basement man cave. Had quite a collection at one point.
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Hawkeye Kane
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groyster1
2335 posts
Aug 10, 2013
4:48 PM
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I believe in recycling.....its the way to live....I cannot/will not trash harps....somebody can benefit....no ?
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GMaj7
261 posts
Aug 10, 2013
8:12 PM
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The problem with boneyard plates is that typically all have the same reed that is blown out across the same key. So for example, a stack of (A) reed plates will usually have the 4 or 5 draw blown. It is a bit counter-intuitive I guess.. but for 1 stinkin' reed one would have a good harp but in this stack of 10 plates there are none of the 1 I need!.
Hohner slot dimensions change at various keys and the width changes at hole 4 so even finding a longer reed and cutting it to size doesn't always work. Consider a tech doing all that work on a boneyard reed plate only to find out that the draw 6 was on its way out, too. A lot of the successful guys out there are getting out of the used stuff.
The good news is that guys like Mark Prados have a great system down and if you save up a bunch of harps, you can send them to him and he has a huge supply of good parts. His rates are crazy reasonable and many have reported his work is top notch. I would suggest that as a better option.
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Greg Jones
16:23 Custom Harmonicas
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1623customharmonicas.com
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Jim Rumbaugh
902 posts
Aug 10, 2013
8:18 PM
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I keep my old harps and make "Frankenharps" as needed. I have few "Bush-Masters". In fact, I need another Bushman/Bluedmaster comb, right now. A chunk fell off my D harp, and it's VERY rough.
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theharmonicaclub.com (of Huntington, WV)
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nacoran
7019 posts
Aug 10, 2013
8:25 PM
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I'm not sure how many reed replacement guys have spare L.O. reeds; they don't sell individual reeds; I had to buy a whole new set of reed plates when I snagged a reed. (Accidentally left it in the wash- cover came off. If I had one complaint about L.O.'s is their cover screws are a little too short. It's too easy for a screw to loosen and fall off. If I had two complaints, the second would be those little squares that seem only to function to rip off mustache hairs. Why L.O.??? I've seen you with a mustache- are you some kind of masochist?)
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Gnarly
659 posts
Aug 11, 2013
12:45 AM
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I can always use reed plates--come see me at the Suzuki booth!
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Boots
7 posts
Aug 11, 2013
5:05 PM
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I would love to get a hold of a couple of those reedplates! I've been meaning to practice repairing broken reeds, gapping, embossing, and etc, but I haven't broken any harps yet and I would hate to tear down a working one! I'll be at SPAH, so if you still have any left I would be grateful to take some off of your hands.
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fred_gomez
145 posts
Aug 11, 2013
6:09 PM
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i blow out #4 and 5 draw on A harps. i save the plates. i cut the blown out 5 plate to 1-2-3-4 then the blown out 4 plate to 5-6-7-8-9-10 then just fill with silicone. another use i have considered is making shruiti boxes. from like a cigar box rubber cement, a shower curtain, cardboard and old reed plates. like a drone concertina. i think youd have to use all low notes like cut out the number one holes.
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