Harmonica Basic Reed Adjustment 

hi Greg,what do you use to seal the wooden comb?i need to seal marine band comb after i sand it. i have a linenseed oil and a bee wax but i understood that i need to heat the comb and it can couse a diformation. also i got a water based varnish thayt is non toxic . what i need to use? thank you!

Greg, you're a real expert, but regarding keeping harps clean, I have some very simple advice: Unless your oral cavity is clean, always brush your teeth before you play! I've had most of my harps for about 6 or 7 years, and they're still quite clean. Sometimes I pick out grit from the holes with a toothpick or Q-Tip, but that's it. I never run my harps under water; I'd be afraid to ruin 'em, especially the wood!

Reed adjustment part of video begins at 4:57.

Great video man appreciate it! Exactly what I was looking for

I have a honer blues harp C MS and the notes are the same for #2 draw and #3 blow. I was told by the salesman at the Guitar Center that that was normal but it doesn't seem to make sense to me. If this is not the case how would I correct that?

Hello... i have a problem. I bought a Hohner set of harmonicas... some of them are with some air issue. I play it, but some holes seem to dissipate air... is there anything i could do? thank you!

hi i've been learning how to tune harmonicas by tuning some old 3 dollar, i have a problem though, when i get a reed in tune 20 minutes later it falls back out of tune to where it was before i tuned it? any answers?

valeu jones!

Great video, I wish it was available in better quality though, it's hard to see what you're doing to the harp in 240p

i asked about a draw 9 before but now my draw 10 is taking more air than usual, what do i do for a draw reed? and i don't have the tool thingy is there something else i can use?

what if the harmonica has windsavers? Is it ok to get thoughs wet as well?

Hi, the reason for this has to do with the chords. Since you are starting out with the harp I´d like to recommend to you Steve Baker´s Harp Handbook. Hope you can find it. It´s a very fine book about all things harmonica. All the best to you, Jóhannes, Reykjavík, Iceland

Thanks man, I freaked out when I accidentally de-adjusted one of the reeds. My adjustment based on your video wasn't perfect, but I'll get there.

Good point... My bad. There is a sweet spot in the gapping of each reed. The smaller the gap the more responsive the reed will be to a point. However, if it is too small, the reed will choke up. The sweet spot is different for different players.. I should have covered that, but the fact is I guess some reeds need to have the gap widened and some narrowed ..depending... Thx for bringing that up..

The salesman at GC is correct. In standard Richter tuning the 2 draw and 3 blow are the same.

(You definitely need a better video camera - It seems that the images are slightly out of focus/blurred, (perhaps a matter of video image/display resolution disparity) GREAT INFO!!!! Please tell us what sorts of "adjustments" you find most helpful - (are your harps all in standard "diatonic" tuning, or some other scale "set-ups"?!.... THANKS, VERY MUCH!!!!

I am not sure if I understand your question completely.. but yes, I did drill the reed plates... thx..

Thanks for sharing info

you say you closed up the gap to make to note better, other guys are saying to open the gap to make it better. now I'm confused. interesting video all the same, thanks

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