Heart2Harp
1 post
Mar 17, 2010
4:15 PM
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Hi everyone. I'm new to his forum. I was wondering whow you guys (or girls) deal with the whole swelling comb issue. Do you seal it? Do you chopp of the excess with a knife?
Thanks
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nacoran
1438 posts
Mar 17, 2010
4:45 PM
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I deal with it with plastic or aluminum combs! :)
Some people on here use Butcher's Block sealer to seal them up. Some people carefully shave excess off with a razor blade. I play mostly non-wooden combed harps. I have a variety of Special 20's, Lee Oskars, Seydel Blues Favorites and some cheap BluesBands and Piedmonts. I like plastic combs, and the aluminum comb on the Blues Favorite is great. That said, I have one custom chestnut comb that is sanded flat and sealed that is pretty sweet. The tines are rounded and the whole thing just looks gorgeous. I've played wooden combs.
I suppose in the interest of fairness I should do a heads up comparison of otherwise identical harps like the Special 20 vs. a Marine Band, and wood looks better, but plastic seems so much easier.
Welcome to the forum!
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OzarkRich
152 posts
Mar 17, 2010
4:53 PM
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Welcome from the Ozarks! Clever user name.
I avoid wood combs. I Got some MBs on sale though and whenever they swell I've been retrofitting aluminum Promaster combs.
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saregapadanisa
156 posts
Mar 17, 2010
5:55 PM
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OzarkRich, you're a genious.
I've never ever considered that a promaster comb could fit the MBs. But I love the idea and may be using it soon.
Any tricks involved in the process ?
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OzarkRich
153 posts
Mar 17, 2010
8:18 PM
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My method was pretty simple: I lined up all the parts, clamped it together and used the MB cover plate nail holes as a guide and drilled through the Promaster comb to the size screws I chose. The other nails holding the reed plates to the comb didn't line up either but I haven't had any problems with gaps yet since everything is smooth and flat. I've considered putting one screw in the center for good measure.
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jonsparrow
2593 posts
Mar 17, 2010
8:36 PM
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i like your user name. butchers block oil works great. never had a problem with it.
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Bluefinger
128 posts
Mar 18, 2010
9:42 AM
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I like Seydel wood combs. They are sealed perfectly and never swell. Of course they only fit Seydel reedplates because of the bigger hole to hole distances.
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congaron
693 posts
Mar 18, 2010
10:58 AM
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I just trim it off with an exacto knife..it's not much more than a layer of paint and a little more.
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DeakHarp
9 posts
Mar 23, 2010
10:56 AM
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I take a new harp apart ...Boil some Bees Wax .. Stick the comb in it ..It bubbles like a french fry .. 5 Seconds later i take it out .. Tap it to get the extra film off ... and let it dry .. and nail it back together ...remember to use a thin puddy knife to seperate the reed plate from the comb ..i do alot more to the harp at that time ... Emboss .. Fine Tune .. Open Cover Plates .. And round the corners ...But just sealing it will work wonders ...
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Stickman
267 posts
Mar 23, 2010
1:19 PM
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I use Bees Wax as well. Works for me.
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isaacullah
862 posts
Mar 23, 2010
1:29 PM
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Butcher's block (mineral) oil is my solution now. I switched to that from beeswax for various reasons. Have a search through the archives (the forum search tool works pretty well) and you will see several threads on this subject with many details. Welcome to the forum!
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Sam Pai Kenpo
16 posts
Mar 23, 2010
1:35 PM
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I switched from Marine Band to Lee Oskar because I don't like the wooden combs.
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