Ask Harp Tech Expert Kinya Pollard

Hey everyone, this Saturday the 25th, Timothee Chamalet, the star of the hit Bob Dylan movie, "A Complete Unknown" will be hosting again, SNL Saturday Night Live!

Rumors have it, performing with Timothee on the bandstand, will be our very own RG (I'm sworn to secrecy). CHECK IT OUT! Support the home team.

*Listen to how cool the HARPSMITH Game Changer/BLUES/B will sound ;O)

Your HARPSMITH, Kinya

For fans of the remarkable Cham-ber Huang invention, the CBH2016 (2012), you are going to love this article that appeared in a 1975 DuPont piece. 

DuPont had just released their new Acetal Resin product called DELRIN and featured Hohner's CBH2016 as a successful case study of how the material could be used in close tolerance type production.

https://harpsmith.com/benchcraft (scroll down to Hohner CBH2016 made with Dupont Delrin)

Enjoy.

Your HARPSMITH, Kinya continue reading...

Hello Harp Tech, check out the interesting dialog regarding the Seydel Big Six and the KongSheng BabyFat

https://www.bluesharmonica.com/baby_fat

Your HARPSMITH, Kinya

Hello Everyone, yesterday, Mrs. Harpsmith and I had the pleasure of attending the premiere of "A Complete Unknown" with Ross Garren and his family. This highly anticipated film delves into the most impactful and contentious moments of Bob Dylan's illustrious musical career. continue reading...

Hi Kinya,

Is Sjoeberg Harp Tuner available somewhere? Is it possible to acquire one?

Thank you,

I have a Suzuki Chromatix 64. I lost the little spacers on the screws holding the mouthpiece. Is there a generic product to replace these? 

Thank you!!

Hi  continue reading...

Arg!

I have been trying to learn how to work on my own harps with the aim of setting them up for easier overbends. My harp of choice is the basic marine band, so yeah nails are annoying, but as I've been fiddling with harps of all flavors... it's like a 50/50 chance that I make them worse. I've gone through Richard Sleigh's videos twice and much of Andrew Zajac's content on Youtube, but...I just seem to be missing something. Reed shaping makes sense, and I seem to be able to do it, but gapping really just baffles me. continue reading...

Fellow harpists who follow Kinya's thread here, a totally unsolicited endorsement:

If you're thinking at all about a custom harp, think hard about Kinya's HarpSmith harmonicas. I now have three, and they're all great. And Kinya pays attention to how YOU play in figuring out what sort of customization will work best for you. continue reading...

Hello Harp Techs, by popular demand, my website now stocks the Bushman Game Changer 10-Hole Slide Harmonica.

https://harpsmith.com/harmonicas/ols/products/bushman-game-changer continue reading...