Patent ID: 8847050

Claim:
A harmonica, comprising: a mouthpiece side and an opposing front side; a pair of outer cover plates, the cover plates orthogonal to and extending from the mouthpiece side to the front side; a harmonica comb, said comb between the outer cover plates, said comb having a mouthpiece side and a front side, said comb having a plurality of air chambers, each air chamber having an opening on the mouthpiece side and an opening on the front side, each air chamber having a pair of side walls extending between the mouthpiece side and the front side, each side wall having an outside edge, the outside edge having a notch; and a plurality of harmonica reed units discontinuously attaching to the harmonica comb, each reed unit having a planar plate section having an airway slot, each reed unit having a reed, said reed secured over said slot of the planar plate section, each reed unit having at least one fastener, the at least one fastener operative for attaching the harmonica reed unit to a single air chamber of the harmonica comb, said harmonica reed unit inserting between the notches of the side walls of said air chamber, each harmonica reed unit discrete and separate, each harmonica reed vibrating discreetly when played.