Re: [Harp-L] Old Hohner Chromatic Slide

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Fisr thing to determine is whether it's strqight tuned or cross tuned.With slide in the out position, if you look into the round holes do you see all the top halves of the holes open (straight tuned), or do you see it alternate between top and bottom from one hole to the next, like a checkerboard (cross tuned).

Now that you know which type of slide you need, check out the Hohnershop online. 

For the cross-tuned slide, just buy the regular 280 slide. Or, if it's cheaper, find a junker 280 on ebay and cannibalize it.

The straight tuned slider is harder to come by, as you can imagine. Hering 64 slides (which are straight tuned) might work. Finding pre-1950 280s on eBay isn't as easy as it once was. HOhner Europe (the Hohner worldwide Cshop) don't seem to carry them like they once did. You might try a customizer such as Mike Easton or George Miklas.
 
Winslow 
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----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Rogers <harpman9@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: 
Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2014 1:50 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Old Hohner Chromatic Slide

I'm looking for a slide for my (1950 or older) Hohner 16 hole chromatic. 
I dropped the harp and the button is bent and won't be long in going. 
If hanyone has one or can tell me what model might fit, I'd appreciate
it.  I have some other newer ones, but this is my Bill Romel custom.

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