[Harp-L] ACE Chromatic New wood inserts by Tom Halchak at SPAH

[Rick Dempster]

Duh....sorry...what are "wood inserts" and where do they go? I'm a late
starter on chrom and the more I practise the more maintenance troubles
I have. If this improves the durability of the instrument, Im interested.
RD

On 19 July 2017 at 06:28, Joseph Leone <3n037 at xxxxx> wrote:

> If you have a vice and some various scrap metals. or in  my case teak
> flooring, around the house, you should be able to make these. They’re not
> rocket anthropology.
> smo-joe     (who once told William Tell: “Aim a little higher”)lol
>
> > On Jul 18, 2017, at 3:43 PM, Slim Heilpern <slim at xxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Wow, I didn’t think I could be surprised anew with respect to Hohner’s
> ability to do stupid stuff. After all the publicity about the choice
> between would and brass “Acoustic Coupling Elements”, to not even have them
> in stock (not to mention that crazy price) seems to point to incompetence.
> >
> > My question for you (Michael) is, did you try both types of elements at
> SPAH and notice a big difference?
> >
> > I’ve yet to try an ACE, but I’ve heard nothing but raves from those who
> have. On the other hand, I literally have too many chroms at this point,
> not intending to buy any more for a at least a bit...
> >
> > - Slim.
> >
> > www.SlimAndPenny.com
> >
> >
> >> On Jul 18, 2017, at 11:21 AM, Michael Rubin <
> michaelrubinharmonica at xxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> Correction, the harp costs $700.  Still expensive.
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Michael Rubin <
> >> michaelrubinharmonica at xxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I spent three salivating the ACE chromatic being heavily advertised.
> >>>
> >>> I played it at SPAH 2016 with both brass and wood inserts.  It was a
> great
> >>> harp.
> >>>
> >>> The Hohner rep warned me the wood inserts would not be included iof I
> >>> didn't buy right then.
> >>>
> >>> That would be okay, I thought.  How much more could they be?
> >>>
> >>> About 6 months ago I bought the ACE for $799, more than I have ever
> spent
> >>> on a chromatic.
> >>>
> >>> To its credit,  it plays and sounds wonderful.
> >>>
> >>> I contacted Hohner.  How much are the wood inserts.
> >>>
> >>> $150.
> >>>
> >>> Shock.
> >>>
> >>> But we don't have any right now.
> >>>
> >>> Oh.  When are you going to get some?
> >>>
> >>> No plans for the near future.
> >>>
> >>> To me, if I spend $700 on a harp, it should do my taxes.  Needless to
> say,
> >>> I am frustrated with Hohner.
> >>>
> >>> If you or anyone you know has a similar story, I have good news.
> >>>
> >>> Tom Halchak of Blue Moon Harmonicas is creating some wood inserts.  He
> >>> make use more than one type of wood.
> >>>
> >>> He is not going to make a large batch, but they should be available for
> >>> sale at SPAH.  Of course, he ultimately would be able to do lots of
> >>> different types of woods and metals, if there was a demand.
> >>>
> >>> Thank you Tom!
> >>> Michael Rubin
> >>> michaelrubinharmonica at xxxxx
> >>>
> >
>
>