[Harp-L] Re: Harmonica storage

[David Fertig <drfertig@xxxxxxxxx>]

I find leaving my sp20s in shirt pockets allows the lint to absorb any residual moisture.  Tip:  first I remove the remaining drops of whiskey by suction.  And I use shirt pockets because carrying them in my pants pockets too often gives women the wrong impression.  

I use the plastic Hohner boxes to store parts, small gadgets and contraband, not harps.  Unless I want to impress the ladies!

-Dave Fertig


--- On Wed, 12/3/08, harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx <harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

it's usually recommended to leave the harps on the open surface in vertical
position for a while before you pack - holes up or down - so the condensation
goes away. however, you won't be able to completely get rid of moisture in a
couple of minutes  (b/n the plate and comb in the area of the holes dividers,
etc), but it's worth drying the harps before you put them in the box
(sometimes oxidation occurs and you feel that acid-like taste or scent of metal,
not mentioning bicteria, etc.).

alex

>>> T Slevin <slevin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 03/12/2008 01:11:09
>>>
Hi, I have a collection of Hohner special 20's, which I currently store 
in the plastic boxes that Hohner sells them in.
It occurs to me that after playing, I am sealing  in the moisture  when 
the harmonica is placed back in the box , which can't do the
metal reeds much good.
So my question is, am I doing any damage by storing them in the box and 
if so what is the best  way to store  a harmonica?
Cheers Terry.
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