{"id":2600,"date":"2026-05-07T13:43:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.harmonicaland.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=2600"},"modified":"2026-09-24T07:53:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T05:53:20","slug":"build-your-harmonica","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/harmo.com\/en\/build-your-harmonica\/","title":{"rendered":"Build Your Harmonica"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Designed and Assembled in Idaho, USA<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en-us\" xml:lang=\"en-us\">HARMO proprietary new harmonica cover design by David Herzhaft<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Quality checked and manually fine-tuned in Eagle, Idaho<\/li>\n<li>High-end professional harmonica quality<\/li>\n<li>CNC milled harmonica comb and covers*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Diatonic Harmonica HARMO CUSTOM SHOP\u00a0harmonica designed and Assembled in the USA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Select a comb<\/strong>\u00a0material for your Custom harmonica :<br \/>\nAcrylic:\u00a0A good go-to comb durable with a nice round sound<br \/>\nAluminum:\u00a0Anodized aluminum also available in brushed (matte) finish. Fantastic look and pure sound.<br \/>\nBrass:\u00a0Very heavy, deeper and rounder tone impressive resonance. Electro-nickel plated finish.<br \/>\nWood:\u00a0Maple or Walnut. Light and loud, Organic feel and sound. Add your text on the back (optional) for an even more customized harmonica.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2\/<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Choose\u00a0your cover<\/strong>\u00a0type and material :<br \/>\nAluminum: Anodized aluminum mix and match your comb color.<br \/>\nNew cover design by David Herzhaft with no gaps on the sides for optimum air-tightness, thicker cover material and Wave shape for maximum Projection<br \/>\nBrass:\u00a0Same as Aluminum but electro-nickel plated. Brass is very heavy compare to aluminum so it&#8217;s a good way to go if you&#8217;re looking\u00a0for a deeper tone, more resonance and something heavier to hold.<br \/>\nWood:\u00a0New cover design by David Herzhaft this shape differs from Aluminum and brass covers. No air gap on the sides for maximum air-tightness, fantastic sound and tone. Round shape on the mouthpiece to make it as smooth as possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3\/<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Pick a\u00a0Reed setup\u00a0<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Classic harmonica:\u00a0This is recommended for beginners and intermediate players and for players of all levels who mostly play Folk and Blues. We do a classic manual reed adjustment in our US workshop to optimize the reed response in typical playing situations.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimate harmonica:\u00a0This setup involves several additional steps of manual reedwork done in our US workshop that makes the harmonica more airtight, more responsive and fully optimized for overblows. This setup is recommended for any style of music : Jazz, Blues, Country, Classical, Folk, Reggae, Funk, Rock \u2026 mostly for advanced and pro players who will no doubt enjoy the extra manual individual reed fine tuning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4\/ Select a Tuning<\/strong>\u00a0: Standard richter (recommended for most uses)<\/p>\n<p>Or one of Harmo special tunings :<br \/>\nSuper country Harmo proprietary tuning for Bluegrass, Country and Celtic music<br \/>\nNatural minor tuning (2nd position) : For Blues, Jazz, R&amp;B, Reggae minor melodies.<br \/>\nHarmonic minor (1st position) : For Classical, Tango, Oriental, Jazz, EAstern Europe, Gyspy music.<br \/>\nPaddy Richter (1st position) : For Celtic, Irish music and easy Major scale in the low register<br \/>\nHalf Valved : Standard tuning with valves to allow more bends in the low and high register (overblows are not possible because of valves).<\/p>\n<p><strong>5\/ Pick a Key<\/strong>\u00a0: Standard tuning is available in C Db D Eb E F F# G Ab A Bb B and Low F<\/p>\n<p>Other tunings will display available options to choose from.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6\/<\/strong>\u00a0If you selected a wood comb you also have the option to\u00a0<strong>laser your custom text<\/strong>\u00a0on the back of the comb.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7\/ Review your selection and\u00a0Add to Cart.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We use the best material and manufacturing process available for our Custom shop harmonicas to offer you the best quality harp and a unique design. Our comb is CNC milled and we use quality phosphore bronze reeds that are loud and very responsive. The covers use a proprietary design created by David Herzhaft . The shape and thickness of the covers is much better than standard harmonicas because our covers allow no air to escape on the side and focus all the sound towards the audience. The specific shape is optimized for better projection and the thickness of the harmonica cover offers a richer tone.<\/p>\n<p>HARMO CUSTOM SHOP based in Idaho, USA offers more than Eight Thousand combinations to create your own custom harmonica with a wide variety of combs and cover material (acrylic, aluminum,brass, wood) with a choice of many colors (white, green, blue, red, black, aluminum mat, brass, walnut, maple) different keys, special tunings and reed setup.<\/p>\n<p>HARMO CUSTOM SHOP brings you the ultimate way to create your own Custom harmonica.<\/p>\n<p>Package includes:<\/p>\n<p>A zipper case<br \/>\nA wiping cloth<br \/>\nBasic playing instructions<\/p>\n<pre><em>* Except black acrylic comb<\/em><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Designed and Assembled in Idaho, USA HARMO proprietary new harmonica cover design by David Herzhaft Quality checked and manually fine-tuned 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