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Hot Rod Your Harmonicas and Breathe Music Through Them….

Go to “All Blog Posts” on the right hand column of this website and you will find a menu (select categories). This is my archive of free articles and videos on playing and tweaking harmonicas. When you pull up a category, you’ll find articles – click on the headline of the post and you are in….

Here is what I have to offer you: 35 years of experience playing the harmonica, including studio work on films, TV shows, radio, and performing with a wide variety of acts from Bo Diddley to the Bridgeton Symphony Orchestra. I have also spent quite a few of these years tweaking harmonicas or building high end custom harmonicas.

I have been teaching harmonica technology or music for most of my life in one form or another. I have tool kits, instructional books and CDs and I am available as a consultant, teacher, coach, whatever you want to call the transfer of enthusiasm, information, and experience form one person to another.

How can I help you?

This website now has information about my Book, Tool Kits, Custom Harmonicas, and Personal Instruction.

Richard Sleigh

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  • Testimonials

    Dear Mr. Sleigh, It’s been a few months since I bought your book. Today I was able to alter the tuning on a couple of my harmonicas. Nothing fancy, just Paddy Richter tuning. I am just so pleased with the book, the instruction is so clear: the graphics are well drawn and the text is to the point and easy to read. Prior to attempting this, I had no experience working on harmonicas. So far, I have learned with your book how to set up my harmonicas to play well (reed offset, etc) and now how to alter the tuning to fit my own needs. That is just great!. I also have found your videos on youtube very easy to follow and very informative. I would like to thank you for the effort you have put into the book, I can tell you truly love what you do! ---- PS- In the past, I thought the price of the book was a little high but I no longer do, I believe it is worth it’s weight in gold! — Franklin A. Villanueva Ironwood, M

    Hi Richard, I just read your article re: Just Intonation. It’s the first time I’ve read an understandable explanation. It was concise. I am slowly going through your book, “Turbocharge Your Harmonica”, which I purchased from you at SPAH’s ’09 convention, and it, too, is pretty easy to follow. I am just beginning to try my hand at rejuvenating my old collection of diatonics, so understanding what method I’m trying to tune for is important. Thanks for putting it out there. Regards, — Doug Parrish