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10 Apr 01 - 06:48 PM (#437672) Subject: Stuck harmonica reed? DON'T suck! From: GUEST,DixieTom(guest) For those seasoned harmonica players among you...there may be yet one more lesson to learn... From my college-student brother who plays harmonica: "I went to math class this morning an then did spanish homework. Then I tooted around on my harmonica for a while and noticed that one hole was not giving a clear tone...I tried to suck all the dust out but it just buzzed a whole bunch. So, I opened up the casing to figure out what was wrong. Couldn't see anything, until I lifted up the reed...and there saw a dried up fly body! The damned thing had crawled in there, died, and dried up. Just to think I was trying my hardest to pull air through that hole! Anyway, after I got over my surprise, I crushed him with a paper clip and got the stuff out and now the harp works fine."
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10 Apr 01 - 06:58 PM (#437681) Subject: RE: BS: Stuck harmonica reed? DON'T suck! From: Margo I have the same concerns with my concertina, but fortunately, the reed pan is enclosed and I don't think a fly could get in there. I remember the first time a reed got stuck (it's only happened twice). I was afraid to open the instrument up for fear I'd ruin something. But I did open it, and just gently popped the stuck reed open. Simple. Margo (At least the fly wasn't doing the breaststroke) |
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10 Apr 01 - 07:03 PM (#437685) Subject: RE: BS: Stuck harmonica reed? DON'T suck! From: catspaw49 "Taste reminds me of wild hickory nuts." Spaw |
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10 Apr 01 - 07:15 PM (#437697) Subject: RE: BS: Stuck harmonica reed? DON'T suck! From: CarolC ...some parts are edible. Boy, Spaw. That takes me back a bit... |
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11 Apr 01 - 04:50 AM (#437926) Subject: RE: BS: Stuck harmonica reed? DON'T suck! From: Bugsy "I have the same concerns with my concertina, but fortunately, the reed pan is enclosed and I don't think a fly could get in there. " Margo, have you ever noticed thos sealed light covers in bathrooms,toilets etc., that are full of flies?? I can never work out how they get in there either. Cheers Bugsy |
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11 Apr 01 - 10:15 AM (#438042) Subject: RE: BS: Stuck harmonica reed? DON'T suck! From: Dave the Gnome I got my moustache stuck in the slide of a chromatic iron once. Never played one since! DtG |
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11 Apr 01 - 10:18 AM (#438044) Subject: RE: BS: Stuck harmonica reed? DON'T suck! From: GUEST,Matt_R Lol Dave! I can tell how many moustache hairs I have had painfully ripped out by my harmonicas! |
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11 Apr 01 - 10:22 AM (#438046) Subject: RE: BS: Stuck harmonica reed? DON'T suck! From: Les from Hull And there's the ones with wooden bodies that swell up until it's not so much a harmonica, more of a file. |
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12 Apr 01 - 12:33 AM (#438763) Subject: RE: BS: Stuck harmonica reed? DON'T suck! From: GUEST,DixieTom My brother has a moustash,too, but he never mentioned getting it stuck in his harmonica though. It was funny just yesterday, I was playing around on my harmonica, thinking about that fly story, and saying to myself: surely there isnt a fly in this one, no chance. I turned it upside down and rapped it on the table. A tiny, fuzzy, WORM fell out. :o( not kidding either... Cheers, Dixie |
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12 Apr 01 - 01:19 AM (#438787) Subject: RE: BS: Stuck harmonica reed? DON'T suck! From: CarolC Could you keep them in plastic ziplock bags when they're not in use (after they've had a chance to dry out) to keep them pesky critters out, or would that do them some kind of harm? |
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13 Apr 01 - 07:55 PM (#440108) Subject: RE: BS: Stuck harmonica reed? DON'T suck! From: GUEST,Dixie That's a good idea Carol! I'll try that some day. Cheers, Dixie |