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Custom Harmonicas by Hetrick Harmonica
Loud, Responsive, Longer Reed Life, Quality Workmanship & Great Service!

"Mathew, Hi. Just wanted to tell you for the first time ever a member of the audience came up and told me the harmonica sounded especially good, and wondered if it was something new.....yes the harp is going through its paces and is creating a splash."

- Custom Golden Melody, Fred Figueroa, 4-12-12

"I purchased Two MBD with corian combs from Hetrick. MBD Bb and F and received the first one yesterday the Bb, all I can say is WOW, UNBELIEVABLE!!! I am very awe-struck about my new harp... I never thought that it would be so loud, easy to play and very, very responsive compared to my non customized harps. Great customer service, Matthew kept me informed and made me feel very comfortable. And the looks of the corian combs are outstanding."

-Eric Helms, 5-2-2012

30 + Comb Colors to Select for Your Harmonica!

Unlock Your Full Harmonica Potential!

Custom Marine Band with Black DuPont Corian Comb

Let Me Help You Become the Harmonica Player You Want to Be!

Stock harmonicas, even the best, still need work and attention so that they respond well and last longer. I spend several hours on each instrument and have a lot of unique options to meet your needs.

1. Bronze Custom Harmonica

·         Custom brass and stainless screw options
·         Detailed reed shaping, gapping, polishing
·         Excellent, loud responsive, extended reed life
·         Easy bending and vibrato
·         Full reed slot embossing when needed
·         Optimized coverplates for SP20, Marine Band
·         Custom brass cover support rod when needed
·         Overblow 6 setup on most models and keys
·         Equal, Compromise or Vintage/Just Tuned
·         SP20 w/ custom reedplate groove to avoid leaky covers

Pricing:

Marine Band 1896 $165
Marine Band Deluxe $190
Golden Melody $165
Special 20 $180
Big River $160
*$10 extra for glossy Black Nocturne DuPont™ Corian® Combs
** Pricing includes comb, new harmonica, labor

Custom Special 20 with Hazelwood

2. Silver Custom Harmonica

·         Bronze options + 4,5,6 Overblow Setup
·         More options for full OB/OD contact me for details

Pricing (Includes Black Nocturne DuPont™ Corian® Comb if desired) 

Marine Band 1896 $195
Marine Band Deluxe
$220
Golden Melody $195
Special 20 $205

 
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3. GOLD Custom Harmonica

Bronze & Silver options + custom coverplates

Pricing:

Marine Band 1896 ANY comb + GOLD Plated Covers $235 (VERY Limited Stock)
Special 20 with retro-fitted SOLID BRASS coverplates for very loud harmonica $250 (VERY Limited Stock)

 
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4. Custom Low and High Tuned Golden Melodies

-Custom reedwork, 30+ custom combs, and exclusive Hetrick coverplate modification
-Seydel Brass/Steel reed options (Seydel has more tunings, no Hohner reeds at this time) 
 

Pricing:  

Ranges $125 to $225 depending on custom work. Contact me for details.
*These are VERY difficult to make and it cost over $1K to make jigs and molds.
**Most common low keys in progress like Low C, Low F, Low D, Low E


 

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How to Order:
50% deposit due upon order, the rest billed when completed. PLEASE CONTACT ME BY EMAIL or PHONE so we can discuss your needs prior to placing an order.

Timeline:
Current lead time is 2-3 months with current workload. This is subject to change. Please be patient with me on timelines, I put a tremendous amount of work into your custom harmonica which increases customer satisfaction and reduces the need for re-work or send backs. Rome wasn't built in a day and neither are custom harps!

Repairs:
Repair work is only available on my custom harmonicas. There is a small charge for a full re-tuning and replacing reeds. My track record on these is excellent; very few reed blow outs and harps stay in tune for a long time. Sorry no chromatic work!

www.RockinRonsMusic4Less.com  
I recently installed about 15 combs in new harmonicas (Hohner, Suzuki, Seydel) for Rockin Ron. This exclusive service includes flat sanding the draw plate, polishing the front reedplates, and carving a coverplate groove for Special 20's. He offers great deals and FREE SHIPPING.

Seydel 1847 and Session Steel
We are now pleased to refer steel reed custom orders to Jon Harl of
www.customseydels.com Jon is an excellent customizer and uses Hetrick harmonica combs.

For overseas orders, we also recommend Ben Bouman of Beta Harps. Ben will be uses Hetrick custom harmonica combs. www.customharmonicashop.com