Ultrasonic Cleaners
Hi Kinya,
Do ultrasonic cleaners really work? In the past I've always just dropped my harps into a water and efferdent solution and left them for a few minutes. While I think that does disinfect and remove some gunk it's not like opening them up and brushing the guts. Will an untrasonic take the place of opening them up and brushing?
Thanks, Pete
It's not that expensive too.
got this from ebay 30$ (could probably get it for 20$ in the USA)
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Sonic-Wave-CD-2800-Ultrasonic-Jewelry-Eyeglass-Cleane...
got a recipe for for solution from google
2 Cups of water
1 Teaspoon of ammonia
2 Tablespoons of dish washing detergent
Thank you for this trick Kinya. I really like your methods.
Thanx Macnoland. Its what we do here ;o)
~Kinya
Hello Kinya and list, I was thinking about getting one of these cleaners but I have some concerns about how they work so I was wondering if any of these are a problem. 1: the bubbles expand and collapse 46,000 times, they aren't really bubbles they are tears in the surface tension of water which collapse and then can generate thousands of pounds PSI and up to 20000^F temperature. I would like to know if over time and repeated cleaning if the harp goes out of tune?
Hey Pete,
There is nothing wrong with the way you have been doing it, but check out this case study ...
International player Andy Just, plays his harmonicas continuously. When he brings his set of non-wood comb Suzuki Manji and HARPSMITH Corian (Randy Sandoval) harmonicas for cleaning, I place all the assembled harmonicas into the ultrasonic bath. Mixed with a cap full of "EuroSonic" solution, I let the bubbles expand and collapse 46,000 times to create a mechanical scrubbing action that works its way into the smallest crevices, losening and washing away harmonicoccus. After blowing off the residual moisture, Andy is ready for action.
When tuning, calibrating offsets, and/or replacing reeds, I take the opportunity to perform a super duper cleansing by placing the individual components (cover plates, comb, and reed plates) into the Ultrasonic Cleaner.
~Kinya