belfast_harper
66 posts
Oct 08, 2009
4:00 AM
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After listening Rick Estrin's solo version of Getting out of town I had to go out and get my self a new low D marine band.
What sort of things can I do to stop the reeds hitting the covers?
I have seen that harp-online sell the low harps with re-shaped covers, howwould I re-shape the covers to stop the reeds hitting them.
Is there anything that I can do to the reeds so that they don't hit the covers?
Thanks, Ryan
Last Edited by on Oct 08, 2009 4:03 AM
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Ant138
153 posts
Oct 08, 2009
4:17 AM
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I have the same problem with some of my harps and its frustrating as hell!!!!
Ive got a Low D special 20 and i dont seem to have that problem with it. I avoided the Marine band in Low D cos i new there would be that problem with it.
The only thing that seems to help is playing the harp a little softer.
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Andrew
659 posts
Oct 08, 2009
5:34 AM
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This was the first question I ever asked on this forum; in fact it's the reason why I joined this forum!
The answer is to play it quieter, but I have thought about reshaping that end of the cover plate.
Last Edited by on Oct 08, 2009 5:35 AM
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ElkRiverHarmonicas
294 posts
Oct 08, 2009
5:45 AM
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You can also try setting the gap a little lower.
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belfast_harper
67 posts
Oct 08, 2009
6:38 AM
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I will try closing the gap of the reed, but I also want to know how to re-shape the covers.
On the harp-online website they seem to widen the covers at the low octave end of their custom low marine bands, I am not sure how to do this with out ruining the coverplates.
Last Edited by on Oct 08, 2009 6:45 AM
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oldwailer
913 posts
Oct 08, 2009
10:06 PM
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Wow! You must be a hard-driving player to have that be a real problem--I get a little click now and then when I pop a rhythm chord--I just thought that was the rhythm section of the harp--I actually punch it sometimes on purpose--just to make it click.
You would only have to get the cover a little fatter over the low draw reeds--take a look at the Low Seydel harps--they do them at the factory--but that would be beyond my skills as a sheet metal worker. . .
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Aussiesucker
380 posts
Oct 08, 2009
10:34 PM
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Yeah I have a Lo D Sp20 & I find it great. Very occasionally if I hit it hard on the low holes I hear it 'ding'.
The reason I got mine was to use it for fast Irish fiddle & bluegrass tunes which needed a D harp. I found the standard D a bit tricky on the top 2 holes.
I find little discernable difference in volume between attacking the low notes or playing them just below the point of dinging.
Last Edited by on Oct 08, 2009 10:35 PM
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LittleJoeSamson
78 posts
Oct 08, 2009
11:40 PM
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oldwailer covers it with Seydel lo-D...although that is quite low in pitch.
I do "Gettin' Out of Town" in E. Much more melodic.
In E, I comp a 3rd pos. ( D harp ).
Works.
Do a self C&R with an "A"&"D" harp.
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Silvertone
2 posts
Oct 10, 2009
9:20 AM
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Someone once mentioned using a punch,sandbag? and small hammer to create a reedtip size indent on the inside of the coverplate.
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oldwailer
916 posts
Oct 10, 2009
6:28 PM
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@Silvertone--I've got some old covers and that sandbag idea sounds interesting--I'll let you know if it works--sometime this week-end--I'm on the road now. . .
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genesis
44 posts
Oct 11, 2009
1:36 PM
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You need a dapping die. Harbor freight has them cheap. Its an aluminum or brass block with different sized dimples all over it. Place plate on dimple and use die to tap a dimple into the cover. I first mark the inside of cover with a sharpie then line up the cover on the reed plate. Then press the offending reed into the slot until the reed touches the sharpie mark. Transfer this measurement to the outside of the cover so you can perfectly line up the cover on the block. Looks factory perfect.
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