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From: Pratt
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2000 21:55:51 -0500
Subject: Adventures in Repairland

Howdy Fellow Reed Meisters..............I have a couple of things. First I
owe a thanks to all who recommended various Diddly-beat songs. I defaulted
to Billy Boy Arnold and "I Wish You Would" for solo material. Second, I
settled on Bb in 2nd position for "Chitlins Con Carne". Third, I just
repaired (sort of) my T-Bone! Mind you, I'm no techy, but I take things
apart carefully and put them back together using all the parts (usually).
Well, the 5 draw had developed a ringing/fluttering sound. The note was
still clear but this buzz sound came along with it. It sounded somewhat
like those 1 draws where the cover plate isn't high enough and the reed
bangs on the cover plate. I knew that couldn't be the reason. I took off
the cover plates and checked. The buzz was still there. The reed plates
are held on with three hex head screws (courtesy of Hohner) and a pair of
slotted screws (courtesy of Tim Moyer). (I think that's right) After
removing the screws and holding the reed plates and comb together, I drew
the 5 hole. No buzz. I put screws back in one at a time and checked the 5
draw each time. Well it turned out that the middle Hohner screw when
tightened down was the culprit. I backed it off a little and the buzz went
away.

Now this harp is probably about a year old and has been performing
wonderfully (thank you Tim)since I got it. The buzz developed a couple of
days ago. How is it that backing off a screw that has not been touched for
a year fixes a problem? I don't get, but I don't have too. It works great
now (again).

By the way I just noticed, I haven't gotten any harp-l digests since
12/31/99. (#386) Do we have a Y2K problem here? I'm cc'ing a couple of
folks, just in case. Are you guys getting any Harp-L??

Larry Boy Pratt