HarpNinja
1233 posts
Mar 21, 2011
6:48 AM
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As I was cleaning up last night I snapped a few pics of harps I finished on with my cell phone. A couple turned out too blurry to share right now, so I'll take new pics tonight.
Here is a Marine Band in A with a clear acrylic comb and Special 20 plates and a Crossover in G with Sp20 covers. I have an Eb MB with Sp20 covers and a Mahogany (I think) comb that looks really great too.
I'll take some GM with Sjoeberg comb pics soon too. I forgot to send pics before shipping a handful of them and now am out until my next stock comes in (which will be really soon). I have a Rosewood and Black-silver on two of my harps - which were prototype harps I built, but those are the pics that were too blurry.
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Mike
Quicksilver Custom Harmonicas
Updated 3/17/11
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groyster1
926 posts
Mar 21, 2011
7:10 AM
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great work ninja proof that there are excellent customizers in this forum why anybody wants to wait on those B rads is beyond me-give these guys a shot they will build you a great harp
Last Edited by on Mar 21, 2011 11:19 AM
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HarpNinja
1238 posts
Mar 21, 2011
9:53 AM
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Thanks! I blatantly stole the cover plate idea from Howard Levy's harps. I'll have Sjoeberg combs in stock in the next week assuming they don't get stuck in customs forever. I will try and remember to take pics as I finish the harps waiting on those combs. There are some really cool colors. I mod the GM coverplates a bit too, and I think the combo looks really really great.
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Mike
Quicksilver Custom Harmonicas
Updated 3/17/11
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jonlaing
206 posts
Mar 21, 2011
3:06 PM
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@groyster I'm giving them both a shot. And given the ETA's I was given (of course giving a healthy margin of error to Harrison's ETA) I should be getting both the B-rad and the Fugazzi custom around the same time. Wouldn't that be screwed up if they came the same day?
Btw, Mike, these look great! I'm really excited for mine.
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pistolero
100 posts
Mar 21, 2011
3:31 PM
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Any tips on how to open up those Sp20 covers? I love my 20s they are easy to play, tight and loud, just looking at how closed off the front of those covers are it seems it couldn't hurt to open them up. I'm about to give it a go as soon as I have a few extra to experiment on. Looking on ebay at used harps I guess it wouldn't hurt too bad to get a couple I'm not attached to, to start hacking on.
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It's MUSIC, not just complicated noise.
Last Edited by on Mar 21, 2011 3:32 PM
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HarpNinja
1246 posts
Mar 21, 2011
6:46 PM
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I use a seam pliers. It takes a minute or two per plate, but using a rubber hammer sucks. I used to use a pliers that was coated in rubber, but it wasn't always totally flat.
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Mike
Quicksilver Custom Harmonicas
Updated 3/17/11
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ridge
217 posts
Mar 21, 2011
6:53 PM
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I use pliers on a swiss army knife and a piece of paper on the outer part of the plate to protect it from getting scratched.
Harps look fantastic!
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JBharmonica
17 posts
Mar 21, 2011
7:06 PM
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Solid Bro...any YouTube vids of these bad boys in action. I live in Memphis and right now I am a probably on the HCH...shoot me an email!
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JB
http://www.facebook.com/jbharmonica
jbustillos@gmail.com
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HarpNinja
1247 posts
Mar 21, 2011
7:23 PM
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YouTube would be a good idea. I guess I haven't had time to do that. My home internet is not working right, but I will upload some pics here soon
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Mike
Quicksilver Custom Harmonicas
Updated 3/17/11
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pistolero
101 posts
Mar 21, 2011
7:27 PM
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Thanks for the info, brothers! Hopefully I'll have pics up of my successful mods. Not my mangled examples of projects gone wrong.
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It's MUSIC, not just complicated noise.
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HarpNinja
1249 posts
Mar 21, 2011
8:01 PM
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That isn't lip gunk in the tines, it is just how the look from being finished. Below is the first harp I modded the cover plates one. It didn't turnout too badly, but they turn out much nicer now.
That Eb is bone stock other than the comb.
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Mike
Quicksilver Custom Harmonicas
Updated 3/17/11
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pistolero
116 posts
Apr 03, 2011
3:32 PM
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Sort of like this:
Unmodified Special 20 on bottom.
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It's MUSIC, not just complicated noise.
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pistolero
117 posts
Apr 03, 2011
3:50 PM
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A different but equally shitty pic:
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It's MUSIC, not just complicated noise.
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Seven.Oh.Three.
17 posts
Apr 03, 2011
4:51 PM
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@ Mike, on your web page, in the top picture and the picture for the "custom combs" link, there's what looks like a Sjoeberg Comb for a golden Melody that uses a dark wood in the center with lighter wood on the top and bottom. What kind of woods are used in it and can you get them for marine bands? That looks bad ass!!
Last Edited by on Apr 03, 2011 5:41 PM
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HarpNinja
1284 posts
Apr 03, 2011
5:45 PM
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The combs are dymonwood and come in an assortment of colors. I will have a stock of 35-40 Sjoeberg GM combs in the next week. A stock of MB combs have been cut, but the finishing work isn't done yet...so they will be soon to follow.
I will be the only US seller and eventually manufacturer...I think we settled on a price of $69 shipped. Considering they are milled from both sides, include brass/metal piping, and are then lacquered/finished, there is a TON of work into each comb.
Add to that they are a 100% unique design and scientifically engineered, they the cream of the crop!
I will also be stocking and selling the UST - an embossing tool that lets you emboss 100% of the slot WITHOUT moving the reed - and should have a few in stock with the GM combs.
You can learn more about the UST at harmonicasessions.com.
Dick Sjoeberg is a genius and tragically under recognized in the US harp community. He is also the nicest guy ever. He's the Swedish Joe Filisko.
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Mike
Quicksilver Custom Harmonicas
Updated 3/23/11
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Matzen
145 posts
Apr 03, 2011
8:30 PM
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Nice stuff! I'll have to open the back of one of my 20's to see what it sounds like!
Does moving the screw forward on the cover plates make a noticeable difference?
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Last Edited by on Apr 03, 2011 8:32 PM
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