[Harp-L] Announcing the Harmonicaster electric harmonica

[Ronnie Schreiber]

The concept will work with a chromatic and in fact in some ways it would 
be easier to make since you don't need a removable cassette to change 
keys. The form factor on the pickups might be a factor if I wanted to 
use something off of the shelf, perhaps something intended for a 6 or 7 
string electric bass might be wide enough to span the 12 reeds. If not, 
I'd have to  make custom pickups.

Speaking of form factors, I'm launching with Lace Sensors based on one 
of their off-the-shelf units. Other manufacturers make pickups in the 
same form factor and mounting dimensions that should work (with some 
modifications) in the Harmonicaster (TM). Long term that presents 
options for using differently voiced pickups. Why should guitar 
gearheads have all the fun?



On 12/25/2016 5:54 PM, robert mcgraw wrote:
> I'm definitely in...I'll buy one as soon as they are available. Any plans to build one for chromatic harmonica?
> WVa Bob
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Dec 24, 2016, at 7:12 PM, Ronnie Schreiber <autothreads at xxxxx> wrote:
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>> Well folks, now that the intellectual property is buttoned up and the design is close to production-ready, it's time to go public with the Harmonicaster (TM) , a true electric harmonica I've developed. I'm hoping to have a crowdfunding page up within a couple of months and for production to start some time in the second quarter of 2017 but before it's introduced to the general public, I thought I'd give the harp community an advanced peek. I'm looking at a target price of about $300 for the basic unit including one key cassette. Additional key cassettes will be priced comparable with pro quality harps.