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My store is not taking any orders today due to health reasons which limit to my productivity.
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My custom harmonicas, combs and tools are made to order. If items are out of stock on my website, it's likely due to my workload is at the limit. Please see my dealers for all items I offer.
Maximum production times may be up to 16 business days for combs and tools. Current production time for custom harmonicas are shown on the top of the custom page.
Thanks for your support.
Andrew
There are only two or three ways to change the shape or curvature of a reed. There are several ways to perform each of them and of course you can combine them in a million ways.
Here's a reference to doing reed work. It's a PDF file you can download for free! Click the image to download...
REAL-LIFE DEMONSTRATION:
(The black arrows indicate pressure applied with a tool and the pink round spots indicate counter-pressure applied with your finger.)
Curve the tip down:
Curve the tip up:
Lower base of reed:
This is a description of how I get the proper view of the shape of the reeds: