Django Bells / How to Swing Christmas Tunes This Video is on my old youtube channel that got away from me – I can’t log into it anymore and it runs on with a life of its own – But it is one of my more popular videos over the

I have been accepted into the Hohner Affiliated Customizer program. What does this mean? It means that I have joined Joe Filisko and Joe Spiers as the 3 customizers in the United States who are recognized by Hohner as world class customizers. Joe Filisko inspired the creation of this program and

Before you can attach a harmonica reed with a screw you need to enlarge the hole in the rivet pad with a reamer or round file or similar tool. The tricky part is holding it firmly while you do this. It gets even trickier when you are dealing with stainless

Harmonica Tool Freaks! The R. Sleigh Reed Tool is now in final stages of tweaking and will be in production very soon. At this point (June 20th, 2015) I’m waiting to get reed tools delivered to me so I can ship them out to the people who ordered them through

What you see here is a harmonica reed tool prototype made for me by Tom Halchak at Blue Moon Harmonicas. It is based on the legendary Farrell reed tool that is no longer available. One side has a hole that allows you to push rivets into. There is a ramp

Here are photos of the latest version of the adjustable light box for reed / slot work. It now uses an LED light bulb with a dimmer switch. I also built in a compartment for the wax / oil lubrication for the embossing tool, and a magnet to hold the

Stay tuned for more info on this new reed removal tool I am developing. The idea is to take the best parts of the Farrell Rivet punch / Farrell Rivet anvil & flat punch and combine them in one tool ( The Romel Reed Removal tool was a similar concept