Re: [Harp-L] learning to be your own customizer

Elizabeth Hess <TrackHarpL@xxxxxxxxxxxx> · Sun, 2 Jan 2011 15:23:38 -0500

Richard Sleigh does this, or at least used to, before he signed on with 
Harrison Harps.
http://customharmonicas.com/r-sleigh/
Scroll down to the part about Harp Tech Instruction.  I spent a weekend 
with him in his shop and the experience was invaluable.
Elizabeth

On January 1, 2011 10:47:00 PM EST, Ross Macdonald wrote:
From: pdxharpdog@xxxxxxxxxxx
Date: January 1, 2011 10:47:00 PM EST
To: List harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] learning to be your own customizer
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For the life of me I can't tell why the good ones are playing better 
than the crappy ones.  I have bought custom harps and taken them apart 
to see if I can tell the difference from stock, but still can't say I 
get it. 
 Is this something you have to apprentice under a master to get? Who's 
doing that?
Ross Macdonald