Welcome to Masterharp!

MASTERHARP HAS BEEN SOLD!
BEAR WITH US WHILE WE PLAN FOR WORLD DOMINATION DURING THIS TRANSITION.

We Are Sold Out!

All the tables I built last year are sold. I do not have plans to build any more at least this year, 2022. If you are interested in a table and want to fund future versions of our tables please let me know.

Tuning Tables for Diatonic Harmonica

Single Diatonic Tuning Table
Single Diatonic Tuning Table

This is the Single version of the ST 16 series. We have Double reed plate version as well. The Double goes for $499, a Single $399. They have a removable valve cassette and resonance tubes for even better tone. Current batch of Single tables are very close to being ready, one to two weeks to ship. Double table will be about a week longer.

Why would you want a diatonic harmonica tuning table?

For the cost of a few good harmonicas you can immediately breath new life into those that have gone flat on you, save a bundle over time and have fun doing it! Sounding the reeds as you work them really is a joy! No more, pick it up, find the reed, draw / blow, put it down, work the reed, pick it up again and again and again. Such a waste of time; that process is so slow and tedious. A table will speed that up by an order of magnitude! Well, at least ten times faster or more as get used to table tuning. Yeah, you might have to tweak on the comb some but many folks find off the table tuning just fine, super fun and fast, fast fast. Sound, adjust, sound, adjust, sound, adjust, super fast super easy compared to hand fiddling.

One other major benefit is that you eliminate the moisture problem as you are drawing air across the reeds for both blow and draw plates. Some folks find that compelling as moisture generated during on the comb, or even off the comb sounding by mouth can inject tuning differentials into the final result.

Also worth a mention in the age of Covid, tuning via table is more sanitary compared to manual tuning by a customizer which requires them to sound reeds by actually playing your harmonica. If they are using a table that is a good thing. In any case with your own table you can do it all yourself, no worries about disease transmission.

Table comes with everything you need to execute table tuning immediately with the exception of reed lifter and files.

I am a professional repair / customizer, and have been doing it all by hand. How will your table help me?

Here is a quote from table user and customizer Russ T., an enginneer, that puts it succinctly:

“When tuning (blow or draw plates) you need a moisture free column of air flow that eliminates most if not all of the the most common failure variables when tuning normally ( that is on the comb or using your mouth to sound reeds directly). Masterharp (lets you do) just that and concentrate on the reason you are tuning in the first place.”

In other words you will no longer struggle with moisture or your own embouchure when testing an adjustment. The only consistency you will need to control is the air flow which can be accomplished with diaphragm breathing to a degree or solidly using a simple valve and bellows to generate air flow. We acknowledge that fine adjustments might be needed with the plates back on the comb but you will find that the results off the table are consistent with good flow control and therefore you can compensate to the degree you need with practice. You’ll get to a place where you know what to add or remove cent-wise to line up your table tuning with on the comb results.

Okay, great! How do I get a one?

Easy, use the Talk to Me Form and tell me what table you are interested in and what brand and type of harps you play and we will work out the details by email. Once we determine what might work you I’ll send you a quote (when and if they are available), you say yes, we hit the nail on the head, I will send you an invoice via PayPal. You pay and I ship!

Shipping, Handling, Taxes and Invoicing:

We recommend shipping via USPS Priority Mail or UPS for the tracking and insurance. We ship to the EU, UK, AUS, NZ, UK, Canada (UPS only), Japan, South Korea and the USA. Other countries are possible and would need to be quoted independently. Local taxes (VAT in the EU) may apply on delivery, California residents are charged local sales taxes. We can also ship First Class International, minimal tracking, no insurance there however.

We may have tables ready to ship however it can take up to six to eight weeks if we are behind the curve. Please let me know if you are interested or want us to keep you posted on our progress.

Please check out our Pricing and Shipping page for more information.

Hope to get one to you soon so you can start having tons of fun!