Re: [Harp-L] SUB-30 Customization Kit by Blue Moon Harmonicas

[Bob Harty <bharty@xxxxxx>]

I have one and it is a vast improvement over the off the shelf model! Tom was great to work with too!
Bob

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> On Apr 15, 2014, at 1:18 PM, "Tom Halchak" <thalchak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> I am pleased to announce the availability of the SUB-30 Customization Kit by
> Blue Moon Harmonicas.
> 
> This is a project I have been working on for almost a year and it has
> finally come to fruition.  The Customization Kit includes the flowing:
> 
> 1.    A BMH30 Comb, which was designed by Brendan Power and manufactured
> by Blue Moon.  It is available in three colors of Anodized Aluminum and six
> colors of Solid Surface (i.e. DuPontT CorianR)
> 2.    A Blue Moon External Valve Plate.  We have developed a one piece
> component that valves all ten sympathetic reeds on the top SUB-30 reed plate
> - the one with the 20 reeds.  It is CNC milled from a solid plate of Nickel
> Steel (aka German Silver) and requires no special tools or additional screws
> to install.  It simply fits on the top reed plate and you use the stock
> screws to fasten both the valve plate and reed plates to the comb.  It only
> adds 0.040" in thickness to the harmonica.  
> 3.    Your choice of either Manji or ProMaster covers.  The BMH30 Comb
> converts the SUB-30 to a traditional "Tin Sandwich" type of design making it
> necessary to replace the stock covers.
> 
> The SUB-30 Customization Kit is priced at $109.90.  If you already own a
> SUB-30 and are a Do-it-Yourselfer, the kit is all you need.  If you want
> Blue Moon to install it, send your SUB-30 to us, we will install the kit and
> customize your harp for a $50.00 Retrofit and Customization Fee.  If you do
> not already own a SUB-30, new Blue Moon Custom SUB-30's are available in the
> Keys of  A, C and D for $275.00 with your choice of combs and covers.
> 
> We all know that harp-l does not allow for the insertion of pictures so I
> have uploaded a complete description along with plenty of pictures onto
> PhotoBucket.com.  You can scroll through the screens by clicking the arrow >
> on the right or view them as a slideshow.  
> 
> 
> <http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/bluemoonharmonicas/media/Blue%20Moon%20Pi
> cture%20Library/Blue%20Moon%20SUB-30/A_zps4bbd0a08.gif.html>
> http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/bluemoonharmonicas/media/Blue%20Moon%20Pic
> ture%20Library/Blue%20Moon%20SUB-30/A_zps4bbd0a08.gif.html
> 
> I have tried to keep this message short and sweet but I would like to close
> by adding that I am very excited about being able to offer this kit to the
> harmonica community.  I know that I am not alone in my belief that the
> concept of a 30-reed harmonica that enables diatonic players to play
> chromatically without the use of over-blows or over-draws has significant
> potential.  The issue with the SUB-30 has been that as an OOTB harp, it is
> leaky and unresponsive and there was only so much that could be done to
> improve it without some highly specialized components.  Those components are
> now available and I am anxious to see what the Reedsmiths and Customizers
> can do with it.
> 
> Thanks for your interest and please feel free to email me with any
> questions.
> 
> Tom Halchak
> 
> Blue Moon Harmonicas
> 
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