[Harp-L] Hohner Chromonika III

[Ken Banks <edits@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Aloha Everybody,

I just got back from a Craigslist rendezvous at which I bought a 
16-hole Hohner Chromonika III. It's in great shape; all the reeds 
seem to work, and the slide moves as it should. Really, it hardly 
looks used. Even the case us in good shape, though worn, and the 
woman who sold it said that it's about 70 years old. Her father 
played it, she said. It cost me $40, and I don't know what kind of 
deal that was. Seems like a good price to me, and I'm psyched to get 
on it. I've never played chromatic, and I'm looking forward to the 
challenge. My thing is blues, and I don't know how well-suited this 
harp is for blues.

Now, my question is how to refurbish it. As I said, it looks great, 
hardly a scratch on it, but when I blow it, it has that dusty, grody 
feel of a harp that hasn't been played for a while and should 
probably be cleaned inside. I've never opened up a harp, and I sure 
don't want to screw up this thing. What do people suggest?

Best wishes,
Ken

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