flashlarue
1 post
Feb 27, 2011
5:30 PM
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As my daughter's say I'm getting "old eye's" and have a difficult time reading the keys on the harmonica's. Does anyone know a source of sticker's that has the key's pre-printed on them i.e. C,Bb,A etc?
Thanks
Michael
P.S. I'm a new member of this forum. Glad to be part of it.
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Swezey8
62 posts
Feb 27, 2011
5:37 PM
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Turbolid has a set that also glows in the dark:
http://www.turboharp.com/Products.asp?pid=29&tid=&did=&sid=
I just use the small round all-purpose labels and write the key on them with a sharpie. On wood combs a white out pen works well on the side of the comb; white out comes off plastic combs real quick.
Btw, welcome to the forum!!
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MP
1456 posts
Feb 27, 2011
5:57 PM
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SeydelUSA has decals in white or black. they look sharp. i've been meaning to get some for myself but haven't gotten around to it.
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OzarkRich
404 posts
Feb 27, 2011
8:06 PM
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I use a Dymo LectraTag handheld label maker and cut them to fit the ends of the harps.
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Greg Heumann
1061 posts
Feb 27, 2011
10:52 PM
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HarmonicaMasterClass used to sell, and maybe still does, a kit with a BUNCH of peel-off, stick on letters and symbols for every key, and a bottle of clear nail polish to seal them down. They work great - I've been using them for years - and a single kit will last a very, very long time.
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NiteCrawler .
112 posts
Feb 28, 2011
5:30 AM
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I,ve used the Dymo-Tag label makers in the past and they seem to hold up pretty well although I always wondered especially when placed on the top of the harp if it came loose what it would feel like going down the gizzard.Lately I have been using a silver sharpie,on the top and on the side and it holds up very well.I play SP 20,s so the silver is very legible.On wood combs of coarse you would probrably be better off with black.
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Baker
109 posts
Feb 28, 2011
8:26 AM
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Some harps, like Marine Bands, have a round sticker on the box that tells you the key. You can peel these off and stick them on the harps.
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MrVerylongusername
1579 posts
Feb 28, 2011
8:26 AM
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I use a Dymo. Since I play Lee Oskars which are well labelled on the comb, I slap a label on the top and bottom covers on the left side. The added advantage being that when I pick up a harp in a hurry, the feel of the sticker helps me get the darn thing the right way round. No more embarrassing upside down harp solo moments!
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bigd
302 posts
Feb 28, 2011
8:36 AM
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Ditto on the Masterclass labels. Relative to the Seydel they are bigger and more legible. I suppose you could email Dave Barrett through googling his website if they are not offered anymore.
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MP
1457 posts
Feb 28, 2011
10:40 AM
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i've been useing model car/airplane decals i got from a hobby shop. you cut them to size and peel the backing off of them. for flat keys i use a big block letter(B for instance) and ad a lower case b,etc.
the only thing missing is the # symbol. i suppose that for F# you could label it Gb though.
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MP
doctor of semiotics and reed replacement.
"making the world a better place, one harmonica at a time"
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Aussiesucker
773 posts
Feb 28, 2011
12:59 PM
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I simply print out a sheet of keys in letters that are the size of the comb edge. Cut them out and fix them to the harp end using clear nail polish. I then overcoat with the nail polish. Works fine & I strip my harps apart to clean them and the key labels stay put even after soaking in detergent.
Another tip to ID your harp so you don't start playing it upside down in the dark is to use little dimples on the RH side. I use 3m Bumpsters which are tiny clear poly bumpers that are normally used to apply to inside of cupboards and drawers to cushion the closing. I discovered them when we recently got a new kitchen installed and the installers left a sheet of them behind. They work great.
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Gwythion
91 posts
Feb 28, 2011
2:39 PM
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I use the small letter stickers made for birthday cards.
Some sets of these have sharp symbols.
A splash of varnish over the top stops them from drifting away.
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