Harmonica Maintenance Guidelines

Probable Cause:

This is a common problem caused by improper offset of the reed.

Solution:

Adjust reed offset using the pick or flat end of the Offset Tool.

Probable Cause:

Too little offset.

Solution:

Increase offset.

Correct offset. Will respond to both soft and hard playing.

Probable Cause:

Too much offset.

Solution:

Decrease offset.

Correct offset. Will respond to both soft and hard playing.

Probable Cause:

No offset.

Solution:

Increase offset.

Correct offset. Will respond to both soft and hard playing.

Probable Cause:

• Foreign material or saliva.
• Broken reed (total metal fatigue).
• Reed plates incorrectly mounted.
• Reed off-center (misaligned).

Solution:

• Clean or shake out.
• Replace reed or reed plate.
• Make lateral adjustment.

Probable Cause:

• Metal burrs interfering with reed clearance.
• Foreign material (interfering with reed clearance).
• Reed off-center (misaligned).

Solution:

• Square truing needed.
• Clean with pick or lint-free cloth and isopropyl alcohol.
• Make lateral adjustment.

Probable Cause:

• Fatigued reed เซียลิส ซื้อ.
• Factory specs may not agree with personal taste.

Solution:

Fine tune reed using chisels and/or file to remove metal.

Probable Cause:

• Structure of metal has changed due to fatigue.
• Foreign substance or saliva.
• Total fatigue (replace reed).

Solution:

• Fine tune reed using chisels and / or file to remove metal.
• To raise pitch (sharpen), scrape tip of reed.

Probable Cause:

• Aging of brass has caused change.
• Factory Specs.

Solution:

• Fine tune reed using chisels and / or file to remove metal.
• To lower pitch (flatten), scrape fixed end of reed.