"If you do get tinkering with your harmonicas, you can get no end of good advice from members of harp-l. There are professional harmonica customizers on the list, including some of the big names, as well as experienced and knowledgeable amateurs. They love - and I use the word advisedly - to expound on such compelling matters as the finer points of re-tuning, re-gapping, and re-jigging generally."
Thank you, meself. If I could only find a place to work again, I have pretty much all the tools I would need, though I might have to buy some more metal-working tools. Not that I'd mind; I love buying tools, when I've got the wherewithal.
I take it you're a professional harmonica player and a session musician in that capacity? I'm very impressed. I would think there would be a lot fewer harmonica players than, say, keyboard or guitar players among session musicians.
Have you (or anyone else here) ever tried the orchestral harmonicas made by Hohner or others? They look very interesting but _way_ out of my price range.
At present, I'd most like to fill in the gaps in the keys in my harmonica collection. I thought I'd like to try a Marine Band in A, because it has pearwood comb and I like the sound of my chromatic which also has one. Any opinions on plastic vs. metal vs. wood combs?