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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
The Marine Band 365 is a 14 hole mammoth harmonica.
The Steve Baker Special is a harp with an altered-tuning based on the 365 design. It has a bass octave on the bottom followed by Standard-Richter tuning from holes 4-13 and an extra hole which further extends the tuning.
To allow the extended range of this instrument, the reed lengths on the top end are quite short.
Using a standard comb, the forces of nature (i.e. resonance) may work against you when you play those high notes. Fortunately, I have a solution.
I have made a custom comb to allow you to overcome those resonant frequencies and allow your vocal tract to best connect with the reeds.
The channels are tapered to provide your mouth with the feel you expect while creating the right size space for optimal resonance for the whole range of reed lengths of this harp.
These combs are available. I only provide them in standard thickness (5.8mm) for best tone and response.
There's nothing like a well-playing harp!