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Reed arcing

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Tue, 12/09/2014 - 17:58
elmocamboharp
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Hello Mr. Harpsmith!

 

Today I was practicing some reed gapping. I´ve noticed that some of the reeds of my "Hohner Blues Harp" seems "flat" in relation to the cover plates. The harps are 3 or 4 years old, and I play them almost every day. It´s necessary to do some arcing from time to time??  What kind of issues can a "flat reed" cause?? Do you think that I may messed up the reed arcing during the reed gapping process?

 

Thank you

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Tue, 12/09/2014 - 18:56
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Harp Tech Kinya...
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Hi Elmo Please clarify,

Hi Elmo

Please clarify, "...seems flat in relation to the cover plates."

Your Harpsmith, Kinya

 

 

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Tue, 12/09/2014 - 19:12
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ooohh I´m really sorry. I

ooohh I´m really sorry. I meant the REED PLATE, or in that case, the SLOT.

And by that I mean: "if they have no arcing at all, like brand new reeds, but with a little gap between the reed and the SLOT so the reed can technically vibrate."

Thanks!!

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