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the HARPSMITH STORY
Kinya Pollard
Kinya Pollard
Kinya Pollard
- In 1973, on local FM station KSJO I heard the haunting sounds of Mark Ford's harmonica playing and was immediately hooked. The next day I purchased my first HOHNER Marine Band harmonica.
Since 1998
Kinya Pollard
Kinya Pollard
- Not satisfied with "off the shelf" selection of harmonicas, my fabricator's mindset has led me to spend hundreds of hours on the workbench chasing the perfect harmonica. For inspiration I toured the HOHNER factory in Trossingen, Germany and met with Manji Suzuki at his factory in Hamamatsu, Japan.
- As a Harp-Tech Expert with David Barrett's bluesharmonica.com, I share my knowledge of harmonica mechanics to students all around the globe.
Today
Kinya Pollard
Today
- Carved from a single block of AWESOME, the HARPSMITH enhanced HOHNER Marine Band Crossover harmonica built on top of a precision cut 5.75mm thick (for rapid reed response), moisture resistant Pakkawood comb that will astound all Players
- I am delighted to work with Brendan Power on the development and promotion of his latest innovations, Power HOHNER SP20/MBX Overblow Booster MK2 Harmonicas
- The new Selectable OctaHarp Harmonica is a "must try" harmonica for the Serious Harmonica Player