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BENCHCRAFT REEL #9

How to Upgrade a Marine Band 1896 Harmonica

Benchcraft reel#7

How to Gap your Harmonica Reeds for Optimum Bendability

Benchcraft reel#6

How to replace harmonica reeds with four different types of fasteners. Originally posted on bluesharmonica.com

benchcraft reel#5

How to Build a GOLDEN MARINE BAND Harmonica

BENCHCRAFT REEL#4

How to Sweeten Your Harmonica Sound with TEMPERAMENTS

Benchcraft Reel #3

How to Sweeten Your Harmonica Sound

benchcraft reels #2

1-big thing: LEARN TO REPLACE SPOT WELDED REEDS

BENCHCRAFT REELS #1

1-big thing: COVER PLATES INTRODUCTION

HOHNER Marine Band 1896 Cover Plates

1-big thing: COVER PLATES TIPS & TECHNIQUES

Learn Exactly How-To Customize Your HOHNER Marine Band 1896 Cover Plates

mri footage of the bending process

"Getting into the weeds" about the science of the Bending Phenomenon. David Barrett at Stanford University.

Downloads for Episode 9 TOOL List

HARPSMITH Benchcraft #9 Tool List (pdf)Download

Downloads for TEMPERAMENT CHARTS

Compromised Just Chart (pdf)Download
12 Tone Equal Temperament Chart (pdf)Download
Just Intonation Chart (pdf)Download

Downloads for reed charts

Gapping Calibration Charts (pdf)Download
Bendable Notes Identification Chart for C Harp (pdf)Download
Bendable Notes Identification Chart BLANK (pdf)Download

Download david barrett's scientific paper about bending

mri_bending_study_barrett (pdf)Download

Richard sleigh's hohner reed locator chart

Your "shoebox" of old harmonicas are a treasure trove for donor reeds. Remember, 19 of the 20 reeds are probably in great shape!

Richard Sleigh Reed Chart (pdf)

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HOW TO STRAIGHTEN BLOW REED PLATEs

Be prepared to be surprised at the improved performance of your harmonica!

How to Correct Bowed BLOW Reed Plate (pdf)

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Hohner CBH2016 made with Dupont Delrin

 A 1975 story about Cham-Ber Huang's remarkable Chromatic Harmonica made with DuPont's Acetal Resin "DELRIN" Material

Hohner Professional 2016 CBH (pdf)

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guiding principles for your workshop

Every Harp Tech should post this above their workbench

The 5 S (pdf)

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benchcraft PHOTOS

The OB-MK2 is built on top of the hugely popular HOHNER Special 20

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