Wanted: Blues Tools gear lock harp holder
In the Apr/May 1996 issue of Blues Revue magazine was an ad for a harp holder sold by Blues Tools. It used a gear lock system and looked to be very stiff, allowing for expressive blues players to be able to play
the harmonica more aggressively than the standard wire harmonica braces. Apparently the $60.00 price tag was a bit high for the limited audience, and in 1996 I couldn’t spare the coin. Ah, but now I can and I have not been able to find one for sale! If anyone has one for sale, please contact me.
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August 21st, 2011 at 11:02 pm
Don’t have one for sale but have been using one since ‘96. It’s a a great holder, best I have owned however it needs improvement. The adjustment has a toothed gear which I have issues with. It leaves your harp either too close or too far away but I still wouldn’t trade it. Machine it yes but not trade it. Don’t know why nobody makes an equivalent sturdy holder. If I could afford to I’d have it copied with a few differences but I guess there isn’t a large market.