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Dark combs™ by Andrew Zajac.
"Wow! What a difference your comb made on a Big River. ... man this harp really sings now. It has been hard to put it down. ... I would like to order some more. These are really worth every penny, great combs." - L.C. Colorado, USA.
These combs focus is on quality and performance. These are the only combs available to have been flattened to my standards.
All prices are in Canadian Dollars.
The foundation of a well-playing harp is a hermetic seal between all components so as to eliminate all air leaks and a perfectly flat foundation to ensure the reed slots are level. This provides more control, power and lets you connect with the instrument's full potential. My combs provide much better framework than any combs.

CA$45.00
Comb Model
Comb Color

My combs make your instrument comfortable and easy to play. These are the only combs available to have been flattened to my standards.
They are waterproof and are fibrous just like wood. They are made from recycled paper and natural resin.
The foundation of a well-playing harp is a hermetic seal between all components so as to eliminate all air leaks and a perfectly flat foundation to ensure the reed slots are level. This provides more control, power and lets you connect with the instrument's full potential. My combs provide much better framework than any combs.

Comb Models:

Marine Band

Marine Band Deluxe, Marine Band Crossover and Thunderbird. Also suits Marine Band 1896 harmonicas if you want to change the nails to screws. This includes:
- Marine Band 1896 (1950s to current *).
- Pre-war Marine Bands, including "mouse ear".
- Pre-MS Blues Harps
- Wooden-combed Old Standy.
- Pre-MS Meisterklasse

(*) Marine Band 1896 harmonicas manufactured around the end of the 1980s and beginning of 1990s had a slightly different nail hole pattern and you can chose to only use two screws to hold the plates to the comb or to do a little extra work to create a third hole in the plate. These harps offer much less potential than Hohner harmonicas made before or after this period. I suggest you lower your expectations when trying to upgrade these instruments.

MS Series

Fits the following harps:
Big River
Blues Harp
Crossharp
Proharp
MeisterKlasse

Golden Melody

Fits Golden Melody classic harmonicas



Suzuki

Fits the following harps:
Suzuki Manji, Promaster, Suzuki Olive.

Also fits
- Dabell Contender
- Dabell Noble
- Suzuki HarpMaster, BluesMaster (*)
- Bushman Delta Frost(*)

The stock Manji comb is slightly smaller than the reed plates. My comb is a hair bigger than the plates so that the harp is more comfortable to hold.

Seydel

Fits Seydel 1847
SOLIST PRO
and
FAVORITE

Dark Comb
CA$45.00

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Flat Sanding

The draw reed plate needs to be prepared to use my combs.
Please watch this quick video on how to do it.

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Dark™ Comb
Comb Model
Comb Color
CA$45.00
Dark Comb

Buy Big and Small Combs (Random color only)

Big or Small Dark Comb™
Big or Small Dark Combs™
CA$50.00
Marine Band 364 and 365

Custom diatonic harmonicas, Hohner Affiliated Customizer.
I customize Hohner Marine Band, Rocket, Special 20, and Golden Melody harmonicas.
Andrew Zajac, Kingston Ontario, Canada.
I use a continuous quality improvement process. I use regular evaluation and incremental steps to strive for constant improvement.
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