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Thats what I'm afraid of Steveo, I don't want to snap anything. It needs to be tuned a bit so eventually some of the reeds need to come out for filing or adding solder or just moved forward or back. I thought since some of them would be coming out it might be beneficial to take them all out and clean the reed bar of rust and oxidation. I heard somewhere that cleaning the actual spot where the reeds makes contact to the reed bar helps the reeds resonate better, is that true?  Also it looks like someone tried to tune this before and put some of the reeds in upside down as the solder is on the top of the reeds and not the bottom. Are the reeds okay to be left upside down like that? I guess it makes it a lot easier to access that solder.

Do you think I'm better off leaving the reeds as is and not cleaning them?

Hey Steveo,

Thanks for the reply.

I have the reed bar unhooked and pulled out so nothings running through it.

Is cleaning the oxidation off the reed bar and reeds not worth the results I'd get? There are a few reeds that are rusty so they'll need some sort of treatment anyway.

I still need to loosen the screws that hold the reeds down as they are stuck with years of oxidation. Is there anything safe I can use to loosen them up to avoid breaking them?

Hey everyone,

I recently came into a 112 as well. No pedal, stand, legs, or bench... But lucky enough to have all the reeds. It's a really charming keyboard.

In the process of replacing the dampers and key bed felt. The amp will need some love after that, then tuning.

Cosmetically it's worn to the point where its more purple than the tan color. Would it be a mistake to paint this thing? I'm kind of getting the urge to paint it...

There's a lot of oxidization on all the metal, especially the reed bar. the bolts that hold the reeds in place are pretty stuck too. Would it be safe to drench the reed bar in wd-40 to loosen things up? Whats the best way to remove the oxidization from the metal? Other than proper storage, what would be the best way to protect it from oxidizing again?

I'd love to get any pointers from anyone on fixing this thing up, especially the tuning part.

I'm sure I'll have more question to come.

Thanks!