FastFourier
85 posts
Sep 01, 2019
9:38 PM
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When browsing this forum for posts about repairing reeds, I often see references to something called a "UST," which is apparently some sort of tool for adjusting the gaps between the reed and the side of the slot. I'm embarrassed to say that I have no idea what "UST" stands for. If I search online for "UST," most of the results are for "Underground Storage Tank," but that doesn't seem related to harmonica repair. So I'm just curious how I can have been around for 60 odd years and missed learning the meaning of this term, which seems to be well-known to everyone else on this forum.
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SuperBee
6140 posts
Sep 01, 2019
10:51 PM
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I think it was a tool marketed by someone, maybe Dick Sjoberg, and it might stand for Universal Slot Tool. I’m not sure about the S word. Slot, sizing, shaping, sjoberg, scraping,
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Gnarly
2691 posts
Sep 01, 2019
11:02 PM
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Sizing.
I have one, Dick made several models.
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SuperBee
6141 posts
Sep 01, 2019
11:04 PM
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Try “ultra sizing tool”
Here is a bluesharmonicadotcom forum post (with photos) from Kinya Pollard in which he refers to the tool.
https://www.bluesharmonica.com/size_matters_aka_embossing
Last Edited by SuperBee on Sep 01, 2019 11:13 PM
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SuperBee
6142 posts
Sep 01, 2019
11:19 PM
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Kinda crossed those posts.
Yeah. Now I’m not clear on the U word. KP did say ‘Ultra’, but he may have made a mistake. I’ve seen it rendered elsewhere as ‘universal’.
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Kingley
4137 posts
Sep 02, 2019
4:24 AM
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It was invented by harp tech Dick Sjoeberg and my understanding is that he called it the Ultimate Sizing Tool.
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FastFourier
86 posts
Sep 02, 2019
7:36 AM
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OK, thanks. I was looking for something to rotate a reed to center it over the slot, but maybe I just need a shim for that.
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Gnarly
2692 posts
Sep 02, 2019
8:37 AM
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Reed wrench. You can make one from a used reed plate.
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dougharps
2010 posts
Sep 02, 2019
11:24 AM
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I usually use a reed wrench, but have nudged a reed with shim stock before. Smokey Joe Leone has mentioned using a cigarette rolling paper to align a reed.
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