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Flat Sanding the draw reed plate for airtightness

By Andrew | 5:13 PM EST, Wed February 26, 2025

This is the simplest thing you can do to any diatonic harmonica to get the most improvement.

Use 220 grit sandpaper and a flat surface. No need to buy a precision surface plate made of granite. Just something very flat. And one quick pass with 220 grit is all you need. More passes and a finer grit will actually make things worse and make the surface round, albeit shiny and polished - which is not what we want.

For more improvement, use one of my Dark combs:
https://harp.andrewzajac.ca/Combs

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Custom diatonic harmonicas, Hohner Affiliated Customizer.
I customize Hohner Marine Band, Rocket, Special 20, and Golden Melody harmonicas.
Andrew Zajac, Kingston Ontario, Canada.
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