Here are some sketches of the ultimate (?) light box for embossing reeds. The idea here is to take a piece of plastic pipe, cut it into a half-round and then put on a flat top with a slot cut into it. You could then change the angle of the
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This is a harmonica reed sorting box that I had custom made for me. Three drawers, each drawer has 12 rows of 10 compartments. It makes it very easy to sort and find reeds. It is made of handcrafted solid oak. I have decided to let it go. I now
…For the harp tech who wants some peace and quiet along with a dry basement. When I moved my harmonica shop into the basement of our new home in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, I had to start using a de-humidifier. Or so I thought. For two years I suffered through the noise
I made these jigs from 1/2 inch thick plexiglass with aluminum flat stock screwed in around the edges. The plexiglas is dead flat, and the raised edge holds the comb in place so you can concentrate on moving the combs in figure eights on a piece of sandpaper, or
This is my Trusty Delta 4″ x 36″ belt sander that has flattened hundreds of harmonica combs and lower reed plates ove the years. A real time saver, once you get the hang of using it. You need several different belts with different grits, including fine grit. I removed a
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