Archives for July 2007
17 July 2007
An 48 to fall in love……
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Another top in our Chromatic custom lines:
We now have a version of our ‘48 Stainless’, equipped with covers from cherrywood and a case from the same material.
We plan to make only 4 of those.
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>>> Custom Chromonica II deLuxe StainlessWood
15 July 2007
Finally a perfect Marine Band DeLuxe
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The Marine Band DeLuxe is a top selling Bluesharp and still the harp that
buyers will never regret.
One drop of bitterness: the comb is not fully sealed, the reason being, the
harp’s distinctive tone very much depends on not sealing it, or so Hohner
claims.
However, a lot of players are complaining about swelling caused by moisture,
plus deterioration at the front of the bridge on the mouthpiece.
Therefore we’re rebuilding this harmonica as a custom version, equipped with
a comb from acrylic plastic, which not only solves the problem but comes
with a second advantage:
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10 July 2007
The Hohner 364/24 and ‘Bye Bye Bird’
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Some quite interesting viewpoints are emerging regards the Marine Band 364/365 harmonicas, by Hohner.
Sold as ‘Echo Vamper’ in former days, the Hohner Marine Band 364 and 365 have vegetated into an almost shadowy existence. Nevertheless, they are true Low C harmonicas and have written themselves into Blues history: