littleeasy
20 posts
May 03, 2010
4:03 PM
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I've been playing a Special 20 F harp and a reed finally went sour on me. Didnt break off or come out just changed pitch. Can you retune the reed or is it spent?
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oldwailer
1228 posts
May 03, 2010
5:04 PM
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You can try to tune it--but, if the change was sudden and dramatic (meaning the note changed a lot), the problem is probably a stress fracture--you might not be able to see it without good magnification, but it'll be there.
If you tune it and it works, then goes south again--that's a fracture for sure.
Replacing the reed or the reed plate is the only way to fix a fracture--as far as I know. . .
Last Edited by on May 03, 2010 5:05 PM
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ElkRiverHarmonicas
402 posts
May 03, 2010
5:11 PM
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If it is south, it'll plink dead... keeping plinking it for a couple minutes, if there's fracture it will break.
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walterharp
311 posts
May 04, 2010
7:12 PM
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yeah, and if you plink hard enough, it will be dead regardless :-)
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