Kingley
2724 posts
Jun 09, 2013
5:38 AM
|
Just been on the Hohner C-Shop to look at reed wrenches. They cost €4.45 which is about £4 or $5. The shipping charge alone from Germany to the UK is €13.75. That's approximately £12 or $18!!! Thanks but no thanks Hohner. I'm not bloody well paying three times the price of the product just to ship it within the EU.
|
SuperBee
1209 posts
Jun 09, 2013
6:49 AM
|
They are like one of those eBay dealers, or amazon. Great prices, unaffordable postage. Except the prices are reasonable rather than artificially low, but the postage is wild. P&H I suppose, so it's the H which is probably a tad high.
----------
|
Kingley
2728 posts
Jun 09, 2013
6:55 AM
|
" so it's the H which is probably a tad high."
Hahaha! Yes just a little bit. I've sent Arzajac an email and I'll get one of his handmade ones instead. It'll probably be better made than the Hohner one anyway.
|
SuperBee
1210 posts
Jun 09, 2013
7:00 AM
|
I want one of Andrew's also. I bought some reeds from hohner last week, $25 to ship me 20 reeds. 4 little packs which probably weigh 100g including packaging
----------
|
Kingley
2729 posts
Jun 09, 2013
7:15 AM
|
That's just crazy money for what's involved. I can't why it's so difficult and expensive for someone to just put something so small into an envelope and post it first class like a normal person would with a letter. It shouldn't cost more than a couple of Euros/ Pounds/ Dollars.
|
harmonicanick
1953 posts
Jun 09, 2013
7:16 AM
|
Yeah, I had to pay £13.00 'customs charge' for a volume control for my SM57
But hey, remember the Germans are supporting the Euro!
|
Bigtone
238 posts
Jun 09, 2013
7:18 AM
|
These new marine bands suck too!! has anyone had the same problem. I think they took the coating off the wood. All the new ones are dry and hard to play. As if the harp industry isn't hard enough already they wanna charge $40 and then make them play like crap. I have almost had to go to special 20's exclusively unless I can get some of the older model marine bands at least the ones they are not makin now. Come on Hohner shape up
|
Kingley
2730 posts
Jun 09, 2013
7:22 AM
|
Bigtone - Really? I've found the new 1896 Marine Bands to be some of the best out of the box harps I've ever played. Maybe you got a duff one. All the new ones I've played have been airtight, loud and super responsive. I haven't even needed to gap them.
Nick - Oh don't get me started on the "customs charge" thing. It really aggravates me. Bloody rip off Government we have in this country.
Last Edited by Kingley on Jun 09, 2013 7:24 AM
|
fred_gomez
96 posts
Jun 09, 2013
9:36 AM
|
nobody wanted junkmail, junkmail kept the price of postage down. now youve privatized and shipping has doubled.bee you really want those reeds off my harps? kinda pricey to ship.
|
Stevelegh
769 posts
Jun 09, 2013
10:57 AM
|
Contact Sutherland Trading or Tony Dannecker. Both get regular shipments from Hohner and may be able to help.
|
Kingley
2737 posts
Jun 09, 2013
11:02 AM
|
Stevelegh - Thanks for the info. It's ok though I bought one from Arzajac today
|
Stevelegh
770 posts
Jun 09, 2013
11:05 AM
|
Cool beans bud.
|
SuperBee
1213 posts
Jun 09, 2013
1:30 PM
|
Yeah Fred I know...don't worry about it. I'll have to get a supply of busted ones organised but I'll try to pick em up locally.
----------
|
Reed Triller
48 posts
Jun 09, 2013
5:57 PM
|
You can make one from a spark plug feeler guage or thin hack saw blade
----------
Bend it like Ricci - Me
Last Edited by Reed Triller on Jun 09, 2013 5:58 PM
|
catochan
16 posts
Jun 09, 2013
8:16 PM
|
Andy's are great!!
|
MP
2769 posts
Jun 10, 2013
1:27 PM
|
Best you get a wrench from Andrew.
i make my own wrenches as the Hohner wrench tends to bend at the jaws. once that happens it starts to slip. i think it is made of phosphor bronze and therefore pliable.
it is a tad loose too. stainless steel is much better.
i have one reed wrench for modern Hohners and another i made for pre-war models. the seats on pre-wars are wider than modern Hohners. i like my wrenches to fit so snug that play is minimal to the point of being virtually unnoticeable.
i must say that the Hohner wrench is an excellent reed shaper at the handle end. i copied it's design.
----------
MP
affordable reed replacement and repairs.
"making the world a better place, one harmonica at a time"
click user name [MP] for info-
repair videos on YouTube.
you can reach me via Facebook. Mark Prados
|
barbequebob
2293 posts
Jun 11, 2013
10:00 AM
|
The best reed wrench for Hohner harps I ever had (and still use to this day came from a reed removal kit that I bought from an old time chromatic player and tool and die maker named Dave Doucette, and that hit was known as the 3RT, which the late Bill Romel took over making after Dave passed away.
----------
Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
CD available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bbmaglinte
|
wheezer
255 posts
Jun 19, 2013
3:30 AM
|
Kingley,
Reed wrenches are dead easy to make. Find a suitable bit of metal,old reed plate etc. Measure the head of the reed
and find a drill bit a little under that size. Drill the end of the bit of metal as close to the edge as possible and use a file to finish. I have made several in different sizes this way and they work fine.
|
Gnarly
613 posts
Jun 19, 2013
7:14 AM
|
Chris Reynolds made one for me I use at Suzuki.
Joe Spiers sent me one I use at home--different sizes at each end.
You can make one from old reed plates if you don't mind redoing it all the time LOL
|
Kingley
2781 posts
Jun 19, 2013
9:42 AM
|
I now have a reed wrench from Andrew. It's great.
"Joe Spiers sent me one I use at home--different sizes at each end."
Gnarly, The one Andrew sent me is dual headed too.
|
