Martin
290 posts
Apr 02, 2013
10:11 AM
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Protruding coverplates -- an invention by a Sadist for Masochists?
Or are there people who actually -- perversions aside -- LIKE coverplates cutting into their lips.
I´m asking as I´m putting away a Hohner GM after another lip tearing session. Those would otherwise be my favourite harps but ever so often I find myself wishing I had the guy who invented them within arms length.
I know, S20´s are the same reeds (or am i wrong?) and very comfortable bodies. But there´s a huskier tone to the GM´s that I like.
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harpdude61
1661 posts
Apr 02, 2013
10:16 AM
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Love my Golden Melodys. They do protrude a little but I never had a problem cutting lips.
It could be the harp angle or tension. I play with the back of the harp tilted up touching the lips as lightly as possible.
I suppose you could sand them down.
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Grey Owl
30 posts
Apr 02, 2013
10:36 AM
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Gm's are great harps but I agree, those gillette reed plates are murder. Some are worse than others and instead of sanding them like some folk do, I run a piece of hardwood along them a few times to dull the edge.
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nacoran
6637 posts
Apr 02, 2013
11:45 AM
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I've got three great sounding Blues Harps that I almost never play if I can help it. The combo of protruding reed plates AND unsealed wood combs is too much. That said, I know I could fix them with sanding and sealing.
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AirMojo
349 posts
Apr 02, 2013
11:57 AM
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Its pretty easy to smooth out the sharp edges on reed plates and cover plates by using very fine steel wool (like 0000), on all the edges and corners... of course, you have to dismantle the harp first.
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SuperBee
1042 posts
Apr 02, 2013
1:27 PM
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I have never had this problem. Maybe because I default to tongue block? Hard to say; any tongue blockers suffer from harps cutting they lips?
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nacoran
6639 posts
Apr 02, 2013
4:57 PM
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Bu whe I ton blah on a shop weed plate I cud me ton.
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