Slidemeister (Chromatic & related only - no Diatonic discussion) > Maintenance & Repair 101
Paint on Slide
Ed McCullough:
I adjust the thickness of my slide by using an aerosol can of paint, and adding extremely thin layers of paint. Put some paint on, let it dry, put some paint on let it dry. Reassemble the harmonica and see if there is any friction when you move the slide. Keep adding paint and checking for friction. When you find some high spots of paint on the slide, sand them with 400 or 1000 sandpaper. Add paint to other areas of the slide. That is a general idea.
-. A wrote that he could not get paint to stay on the slide. I always first wash the slide with detergent and water. Then I use isopropyl alcohol.
-. If you will pay for a round trip ticket on Amtrak between Houston and Cleveland, I will visit you and paint your slides for you.
Age:
If you will pay for a round trip ticket on Amtrak between Houston and Cleveland, I will visit you and paint your slides for you.
Whatta guy! ;D
Too bad I can't even afford to pat attention. ;D
I like all my axes "tight as a bugs ear" so don't worry, I won't give up.
Gene Oh:
I use the EastTop Forerunner (version 2.0) daily. The only issue I have with this product is that the clicking sound of the slide is also picked up when recording. I recall that somebody somewhere on this site suggested using a vaseline. I tried it but it doesn't greatly solve the problem. Any better idea?
Gene from NZ
Age:
Depends o what's doing the clicking. There a few different causes on "clicking."
Bumpers (that are actually perfectly sized) are more important than most realize, and many folks replace them with who knows what, thinking they did a good job, then wonder why it still makes noise. I mentioned this in a post a while back, but in my experience, the bumpers have to be hand cut to the perfect size. Most are too short. This happens after we make them too long, causing them to bind everything up, so we cut them again but this time they're too short. :P (tell me you never did that. I dare you.)
Bumpers should actually compress a bit when the mouthpiece is tightened. There's where the magic happens (or not). When done right, they actually help alleviate side-to-side slop as well to keep the edges of the slide from hitting the edge of the slide channel. There's also "slide edge peening," but I'd only do that as a last stop.
Then these's good old fashion "button click," which is just the metal button clicking against the edge of the mouthpiece. This is easily remedied with some rubber insulating tape like this. A lotta times, THIS was the whole problem, just overlooked. :P
Clickety Clack! :)
Gene Oh:
--- Quote from: Age on January 15, 2024, 04:52:03 PM ---Depends o what's doing the clicking. There a few different causes on "clicking."
Bumpers (that are actually perfectly sized) are more important than most realize, and many folks replace them with who knows what, thinking they did a good job, then wonder why it still makes noise. I mentioned this in a post a while back, but in my experience, the bumpers have to be hand cut to the perfect size. Most are too short. This happens after we make them too long, causing them to bind everything up, so we cut them again but this time they're too short. :P (tell me you never did that. I dare you.)
Bumpers should actually compress a bit when the mouthpiece is tightened. There's where the magic happens (or not). When done right, they actually help alleviate side-to-side slop as well to keep the edges of the slide from hitting the edge of the slide channel. There's also "slide edge peening," but I'd only do that as a last stop.
Then these's good old fashion "button click," which is just the metal button clicking against the edge of the mouthpiece. This is easily remedied with some rubber insulating tape like this. A lotta times, THIS was the whole problem, just overlooked. :P
Clickety Clack! :)
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Many thanks, Age, for sharing your experiences with this issue. I have tried your second mothod, and it seems to work. The noise from the slide has reduced a lot after putting a piece of tape underneath the mouth piece.
Gene
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