HARMONICA OR MOUTHORGAN MAINTENANCE
HARMONICA OR MOUTHORGAN MAINTENANCE
Do's & Don'ts
Keep Your Instrument Happy and It Will Keep You Happy.
DO's
- Love and care for your instrument.
- Do warm your harp slightly above breath tempurature before playing. +
- Do water the slide & moutpiece before & after playing. *
- After drying out, store your harmonica carefully after practising.
- Do maintain your chromatic harmonica regularly.
- Think carefully before making any alterations to your instrument.
DON'Ts
- Do not drop your harmonica.
- Do not practise on the harmonica immediately following eating or drinking anything other than water or herbal tea.
- Do not handle harmonicas recklessly, especially when dismantled.
- Do not let inexperienced people play it without due caution. Preferably don't share your instrument at all as its akin to sharing your toothbrush.
- Do not leave it in direct sunlight or in your car on a hot day.
- Do not use a hair drier, heater or oven to dry out sticky windsavers.
- Do not slam the slide into a hard surface in an attempt to unstick the slide.
- Do not abuse or throw your instrument around if you want to use it again.
This article is taken from http://www.angelfire.com/music/HarpOn/
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