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jim
98 posts
Jun 05, 2010
7:23 AM
I think I'll put them all in one place...


reed centering:


reed replacement:


tuning:



embossing:




gapping:

Last Edited by on Jun 05, 2010 7:29 AM
DirtyDeck
54 posts
Jun 05, 2010
7:59 AM
Quality stuff Jim! I actually got my first ever overblow today thanks to a video of Adam's (Gussow 017) and am making my first forays into the daunting world of customising! I'm sure your videos will help me alot :)
jim
99 posts
Jun 05, 2010
8:03 AM
I've got more stuff to share, it's just time-consuming to make these videos and to write subtitles. But I will :)
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GermanHarpist
1518 posts
Jun 05, 2010
8:11 AM
Thanks a lot man! I like it especially because you show how to do it without expensive tool... thus there are no excuses :)
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jim
100 posts
Jun 05, 2010
8:21 AM
Yeah... you can do some serious stuff using primitive equipment. I'll show that in my next "advanced embossing" video.
harpdude61
189 posts
Jun 05, 2010
9:10 AM
Thanks for sharing Jim!
nacoran
2007 posts
Jun 05, 2010
10:26 AM
I use craft sticks I got at a hobby store. I think it was $2 for a bag of several hundred. The wood is soft enough so it doesn't seem to scratch anything, but they are just enough beefier than a toothpick that they are pretty useful. I use 3x5 index cards for getting under reeds for gapping. (Were the 3x5's something Adam suggested? Someone suggested them.)

Nice vids. You do a really good job of showing, for instance, why a gap should be low or high, instead of just saying 'gap it like this'. Very nice.
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tookatooka
1425 posts
Jun 05, 2010
10:32 AM
Yeah! Thanks Jim. Interesting stuff.


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