SWAN 16 HOLE SW1664 CUSTOMIZATION #8 Sound Test & Black Tape David Kettlewell chromatic harmonica

Final sound test of finished customized harp, and application of black gaffer's tape to darken tone.
Covers have a huge impact on sound of the harp to the player, different materials sound different (brass versus wood versus stainless steel) and in this case the application of the Gaffer's tape really rounds out the tone.
List of customizations: Reshaping covers, sanding top face of comb, sanding undersurface of mouthpiece, smoothing mouthpiece screw slot in slide, lapping slide to the 2 blanks, application of tape to darken tone.
A $56 harp can become fantastic.
In this video David gives a sound test, then applies tape and retests.
"It goes to show that any player can take a basic harp and make dross to gold...I love it."
David's website with many videos and articles is MASTERSOFHARMONICA.COM
His book LOVE OF CHROMATIC HARMONICA...TECHNIQUES AND ADVICE FROM THE WORLD'S BEST! is available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon.
David's Facebook Groups you'll enjoy are...LOVE OF CHROMATIC HARMONICA...CHROMATIC HARMONICAS...CHROMATIC HARMONICA REPAIR...CHROMATIC HARMONICA CUSTOMIZATIONS...CHROMATIC HARMONICA REVIEWS...JAZZCATS...BEAUTIFUL MUSIC ON CHROMATIC HARMONICA...and MASTERS OF HARMONICA.

[@genekwanoh]

Many thanks, David! I have purchased a Swan 1664 and have watched your customization video series from #1 to #8. I am now ready to customise mine. Hopefully, I may succeed.
Gene from New Zealand

[@earlybird-sb8mh]

So that means that you could very well fine tune ALL your harmonicas using these useful techniques. Whether it be the lowly Swan or the higher end harmonicas. They can all use a little fine tuning tips. Thank you sir

[@RickyD1968]

Very nice

[@Jack-fs2im]

good one ,thanx