Oisin
98 posts
Jan 29, 2009
5:05 AM
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The other night I had a stuck reed on one of my SP20s and I took it apart to free it up. Turns out there was bit of pocket fluff stuck in the reed.
I then noticed how dirty the reed plate was on and tried to clean it but I had to stop as the cloth I was using kept hitting the reeds.
Is there anything you can dip the reedplates in that would clean them up nice without affecting the reeds? I do seem to remember seeing a metal plate advertised on ebay that you placed in water along with some chemicals that instantly cleaned metal but I don't know if this would work with brass.
Any tips on cleaning plates?
Oisin
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eharp
197 posts
Jan 29, 2009
5:29 AM
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mouthwash, peroxide, rubbing alcohol, dishwasher: i've used all of these.
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oldwailer
475 posts
Jan 29, 2009
8:01 AM
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Hi Oisin,
Somewhere here you can find a link posted to an article by Jason Ricci on the subject of cleaning harps. I looked & couldn't find it.
Anyway, it lays out a way to really clean up your harps. I was skeptical, because it uses isopropyl alcohol instead of gin or bourbon, but I tried it and it really revives the harps.
It takes a while--I think Jason does it every day--I don't think I'll ever do that--but some of my old harps sure sound better now. . .
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Oisin
99 posts
Jan 29, 2009
9:01 AM
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Thanks OldWailer I'll have a look for that. I work for a pharma company and we just happen to use both Isopropyl and absolute ethanol here so I can try that out.
Oisin
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