i have been watching the repair videos on tuning etc and much appreciate all your in depth advice. Thank you!
i had a friend pick up an HRT-10 Suzuki tool kit while in japan. its an expensive kit, but my friend owed me for some work, so we did a trade, worked out well.
i love using those tools as they seem to be very precise in punching the holes in the reed plate and reeds, especially since Suzuki uses welded reeds.
i am wondering if that tool kit can be used on other harmonicas other than Suzuki? I used it for my chrome Suzuki G-48. continue reading...
I killed a 5 draw reed and since I am not yet ready to tackle changing a single reed I bought replacement reed plates. Once I changed them, the harp seems "airry" now.
It is a Crossover A harp.
Any thoughts, is there something else that I should do besides just replacing the reed plate. I know there is wiggle room with them and I thought I lined it up the same as the other harps but maybe I still didn't do a great job.
Can you tell me a good source for official Hohner-made reedplates? I need to find a blow reedplate for a B-Flat Crossover. I did a Google search and found a place called CShop under wwww.hohnershop.com, but I don't know how legit they are.
Posted Sun, 09/21/2014 - 17:46 by Harp Tech Kinya...
Hello Harp Techs
Mastering the essential skill of embossing (aka: sizing, burnishing) reed plate slots is a worthy endeavor for every serious Harp Tech. I, nor will you ever tire of the thrill of playing a harmonica that was successfully embossed. continue reading...
in my LOA 4 submission, the strut, David noticed my D harp had a flat 4 draw. Which I didn't realize and I was so surprised that he caught it. Professionalism at its best. So after watching your lessons on tuning I have attempted to tune that flat reed and to my surprise I successfully did it. So again thanks Kenya for all the efforts you put into your lessons and teaching in an easy to duplicate way for success. I don't have any of the correct tools you describe and mostly made due with a pocket knife and some jewellers screw drivers and my IPhone. continue reading...
I uploaded only pictures of the draw reeds, If you need the blow reeds too tell me... I especially get the metally sound when I do articulation, fast riffs or chords where it sounds horrible. thanks in advance. continue reading...
Just getting started looking at your videos to upgrade my skills. In my work I tend to shape all the reeds first to get them to enter their slots the way I prefer. I then gap all the reeds. My final step is tuning each reed. I'm not sure about the benefit v time of embossing so I generally forego that. continue reading...
Posted Wed, 09/03/2014 - 08:15 by Harp Tech Kinya...
Hello Harp Techs,
Now available from Hohner is the remarkable Rocket diatonic harmonica--melding the air tightness and comfort of the Special 20, with the acoustic voicing of the Marine Band harmonicas.
Before the Hohner Rocket, Harp Techs would have to modify the SP20 harmonica by: continue reading...