Patent ID: 8993863
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: G10D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A harmonica, comprising: a comb, the comb having a pair of ends, a top surface, a front and a mouthpiece side, the comb having a plurality of air chambers between the ends, each air chamber extending transversely between the front and mouthpiece side and exposed at the top surface; a plurality of individual reed units, each unit associated with one of the air chambers, each individual reed unit including a reed plate having a pair of side edges, and having a reed associated therewith and attached thereto, each reed unit extending over one of the air chambers; and a plurality of linking mechanisms, each linking mechanism releasably securing the individual reed units to each other, with their reed plates substantially parallel, in a side-by-side fashion over the air chambers when in use, and allowing an individual reed unit to be removed so that its associated reed can be replaced.