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My first DIY Custom Harp
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rogonzab
72 posts
Jun 29, 2012
3:45 PM
I just finished my first custom harp.

I had done some customization work on a couples of cheap harps before, but this is the first time that I did this on a real harp.

I use Hohner a Blues Harp, I rounded the corners, file the edge of the reedplate, do some gaping, embosing, flat sanding the comb and the reedplate, seal the comb,and put some micropore betwen the reedplate and the comb.

Before all of this work, the Blues Harp was a not a bad harp, but no a great one. Now is much moreairtight, almost no loses, and more loud.







florida-trader
152 posts
Jun 29, 2012
4:03 PM
Very nice. It is a steep learning curve. By the time you have done 3 or 4 they will be works of art!
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MP
2323 posts
Jun 29, 2012
4:13 PM
Ditto, Very Nice!

i've customized a few MS harps and they are not bad.
most of them i give away, but i have a Pro in C that for some reason i cannot part with.
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nacoran
5906 posts
Jun 30, 2012
9:42 AM
Nice!

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