Rattling Sound on New Golden Melody

[Cameronjake]

I recently purchased a golden melody key of G. New shape not original… don’t crucify me for it 1st hole draws reed is rattling which is soo off putting. Easiest way to rectify ? Cheers in advance

[Slim]

See my reply to your other post.

– Slim

[Luke]

Hey @Cameronjake welcome to the forum my friend! Glad you’ve joined us.

I’m re-posting @Slim’s reply from your other post here, so other people who find this post can see it:

@Slim

How much experience do you have playing a lower tuned harp? My guess is that you are using too much force. As explained in another post on this forum (read my posts in this thread ) the low end reeds on lower tuned harps can easily hit the cover plates when too much air flow is used – a typical beginner problem as well as a problem for those who primarily played higher tuned harps and now begin playing a lower tuned harp, e.g. a G or low F, etc.

Since lower tuned harps tend to get “lost in the mix” when playing with a band, your only solution is to use an amplifier and to play that G harp with less force.

I don’t think Horner’s quality control on the new Golden Melody’s is quite up to snuff. The cover plates often aren’t airtight.

I’ve bought a couple Thunderbirds with hole 1 issues, one the rivet was loose, and one the reed was actually broken and made no sound at all!

@Slim’s advice is spot on (as usual.) But you should be able to play it moderately loudly without a rattle. If you have to play it SUPER quietly in order not to rattle then there’s an issue. LMK.

[Cameronjake]

Thanks for the response Luke ! Such a pleasure to be able to speak to somebody with your experience ! It doesn’t rattle when I play low but when I blow hard into it for effect you can hear it tinging. I see quite a few people have complained about this model. Maybe I should have listened to them before buying it. In hindsight should have stuck with the seydel lightning on that key. Much better build quality. All my best dude