Posted Mon, 02/28/2022 - 09:37 by Harp Tech Kinya...
Hello Everyone! I wanted to thank you all for your continued interested in our work here, especially the new HARPSMITH Bench feature. The response has been wonderful.
I received today my new G Rocket, that I could compare to my current G Special 20.
I was surprised that bending is different, and easier to get with good tone on the Special 20 without playing louder (a very recently acquired ability!).
Holes 4 and 6 are very similar.
Hole 2 bends to the same pitch, but weaker and with hissing, as if most of the air was failing at moving the reed (2 draw without bending is fine).
Hole 3 is worse. If I dip it the same way as for the Special 20, it fails. Without dipping, 3' is harder to find, and 3'' sounds raucous. continue reading...
Posted Fri, 02/04/2022 - 18:43 by Harp Tech Kinya...
Chromatic Harmonica afficinados rejoice! Here on Episode 8, HARPSMITH Bench takes a deep dive into teaching solid techniques for tuning reeds and installing windsavers on the Chromatic Harmonica.
Hi, I have tried a Fender Deluxe for a cheap Bb harmonica. And I cannot control the 3 draw bend, which goes very quickly to the bottom 1 1/2 step bend (3'''). One one hand I am still working on learning to bend, and hole 3 is still quite unstable... but with the "surrounding" keys A and C, I am able to explore the whole bending range, and 3''' is not the easiest. Why so different for Bb? continue reading...
Posted Mon, 12/27/2021 - 11:45 by Harp Tech Kinya...
Happy New Years Everyone! Episode 6 HARPSMITH Bench is now available for viewing. You will learn how to convert a Melody Maker (and Country Tuned) harmonica into a blues Richter tuned harmonica. It's super inexpensive and easy to do!
Hi Kinya and everyone. By mistake I used the screws from Syedel Blues session steel covers on the reedplate and I think I damaged the thread (as cover screws are little larger in diameter). So when I'm fitting original/correct screws back they will keep turning without proper hold. Any suggestion except going for a replacement reed plate?Perhaps a screw of larger diameter or some kind of epoxy solution/etc.?