Adam Hamil
41 posts
Jun 01, 2012
12:06 PM
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Hello there, I'm going to be teaching a seminar at the SPAH convention in texas this year. My seminar is called "The Hohner Instant Workshop: a Complete Service Kit". I plan on showing how this new tool kit can can repair just about anything on a harmonica.
What I need is a list of about ten of the most common problems average players have with their harmonicas. Now I have a pretty good idea of what these should be, after all I work on anywhere from 20 to 50 harps a day, but I'd like to hear from some of you guys about problems you may be having. If you're going to SPAH, let me know if you would like to see me go over something specific.
Thanks in advance for all of your help.
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C. Adam Hamil
HOHNER CERTIFIED Free Reed Instrument Technician
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Gnarly
263 posts
Jun 02, 2012
2:40 AM
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Making a chromatic more airtight, also keeping windsavers from sticking and making noise.
Sorry it's not a very "modern blues" response.
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groyster1
1893 posts
Jun 02, 2012
3:20 AM
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reed rattle...still not clear what causes it
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robbert
84 posts
Jun 03, 2012
3:07 PM
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How to disassemble and re-assemble the harp
cleaning the harp
replacing a reed
retuning a reed
gapping the reeds
freeing a stuck reed, or re- centering it
what to do if you don't have the correct replacement reed,how you can modify a reed to work
how to tune ET vs. JI vs. modern compromise
That's all I can think of at the moment. Some of this might go beyond the scope of your seminar, but that's the stuff I'd theoretically like to see...
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kudzurunner
3283 posts
Jun 03, 2012
7:11 PM
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Most common problems for me:
--1, 2, 3, or 4 draw reeds go slightly flat
--4, 5, or 6 blow reeds go slightly flat, so that blow octaves have a beat tone
--4, 5, or 6 overblow is too difficult to hold; reed needs to be gapped down
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MakaInOz
62 posts
Jun 03, 2012
7:38 PM
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Adam,
I’d suggest you need to focus on one of two groups and pitch your seminar at the target market for the toolkit.
If you are trying to get beginners/intermediates to buy the kit to support their first forays into the insides of a harmonica, aim at addressing the basics of gapping and tuning (or even more basic – how to get the cover plate off)
If you want to sell it as an advanced toolkit for those who are already comfortable with adjusting the internals of their harps, pitch the seminar at what this toolkit provides that will enable the audience to do newer/bigger/better/more things to their harps.
Make sure your examples are aligned with the target audience’s aspirations.
Make sure the organisers advertise who the seminar is aimed at – not much point if the target crowd doesn’t show up!
My 2c (less tax)
Maka
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nacoran
5774 posts
Jun 04, 2012
11:27 AM
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I'm not sure how often any one occurs, but these are the ones I've tried...
Gapping
Alignment/burrs
Tuning
Rattle
Cleaning
Opening the backs
Getting the screws tightened appropriately (as per Dave Payne's nice video)
Replacing reeds
Drilling new holes for different covers
Embossing
Haven't tried chamfering/scooping
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