LjC
1 post
Dec 08, 2019
1:51 AM
|
Ive just got an Aa and e yesterday. Didnt want to spend to mutch on these keys, my other harps a custom and deluxes. Anyway i like the tone etc but cant beleve how sharp the edges are. Within 2 12 bars i nearly cut my lips to shreds. How can a major company get something so wrong this is basic stuff. Really pist of. Does anyone know how best to round plastic comps of. Cheers loz
|
SuperBee
6365 posts
Dec 08, 2019
6:13 AM
|
Fine grit paper will fix it in next to no time.
I’ve never had a sp20 with rough comb. Dunno how many I have. I guess somewhere between 20 and 30, and I’ve seen a lot of others for repairs. But I suppose I haven’t had many brand new ones, so maybe it’s not as rare as I think.
Could be a new marketing drive for the Rocket. Jk
|
dougharps
2043 posts
Dec 08, 2019
8:27 AM
|
I have played Special 20s for a long time, with a brief switch to Lee Oskars in the '90s into the early 2000s. Only on my few more recent SP20 purchases since 2015 (give or take a couple years) have I found sharp plastic corners to be problem. Yes, they can be pretty sharp!
I don't bother with disassembly or seeking to restore a glossy corner after fixing the problem. I gently file the corner a little to round it and then smooth it with fine grit paper. The corners are then matte finished, but who cares? No one can check for a consistent glossy finish while I am playing, and play-ability is usually my focus with harmonicas, not pretty appearance.
I might consider buying a Rocket instead if it were on a really good sale, but I usually go for a Special 20 and just smooth the corners and regap the reeds to my taste. The Special 20, especially when on sale or bought on quantity discount, is a really great playable bargain harp.
If I occasionally buy a customized harp I look for good reed work and not a fancy appearance. It is all about making music to me.
----------
Doug S.
|
LjC
2 posts
Dec 08, 2019
11:52 AM
|
Thanks guys ive sorted it, didnt take any bother just made sure i put some masking tape over the holes so no shit got in. Cheers
|
groyster1
3497 posts
Dec 10, 2019
4:26 AM
|
I have never heard of this problem with sp 20s.....next to marine bands they are my favorite harp....always air tight with good tone
|
jbone
3081 posts
Dec 10, 2019
4:30 AM
|
I have to ask Ljc- how are you holding the harp, and how hard are you pressing it to your lips? This for me was an issue long ago with Marine Band- because I was using some force to keep the harp real tight to my mouth and also the tines of the wood comb swelled out. I never had this issue with Sp20. But I learned to use less force to keep a seal between harp and lips especially when sliding up or down the harp.
----------
Music and travel destroy prejudice.
Reverbnation
Facebook
|
Caitlin P
8 posts
Dec 18, 2019
12:58 PM
|
Doug Wrote:
-------- don't bother with disassembly or seeking to restore a glossy corner after fixing the problem. I gently file the corner a little to round it and then smooth it with fine grit paper. The corners are then matte finished, but who cares? No one can check for a consistent glossy finish while I am playing, and play-ability is usually my focus with harmonicas, not pretty appearance.-------------
If you do decide you want to fix that, a $5 tub of Mother's Aluminum Polish from Walmart shines them right back up the factory finish in less than 5 minutes.
Last Edited by Caitlin P on Dec 18, 2019 12:59 PM
|
