David's Tip of the Day: Airing out Cases

If your next purchase includes a custom harmonica case, when it arrives, open it up and let it air out for at least a week. New cases use products that commonly gas for a period of time. Not only can this make you nauseous, the harmonicas can retain that taste and smell for sometimes up to a year. Cases manufactured by large companies spend time in travel, inventory shelves and retail displays... by the time you receive the case all this gassing has commonly already taken place. Custom cases are really cool and are a great solution for a growing harp collection, just give them time to gas all those nasty gasses before you still your lickin' stick in the case.