Re: Marine Band Boxes

["Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Hi Chris,
This I remember, as they stopped using the paper boxes around 1985/86. =
They started using boxes similar to the original hand made Meisterklasse =
harps, which were plush lined much like a horn case for about a year or =
two, and then they switched to what they use presently. The reason for =
the change to plasticboxes was that it was cheaper, and not for =
protective reasons. The pre-World War II Marine Band boxes had attached =
photographs of an actual 1896 US Marine Band (the soldiers, not the =
harp). Jerry Portnoy told me a couple of years ago that he bought out =
all of the paper boxes they had left at Hohner.

Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Chris Brunner=20
  To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx=20
  Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 8:28 AM
  Subject: Marine Band Boxes


  Can anyone tell me what year Hohner stopped putting Marine bands in =
Cardboard Boxes and started using the plastic coffins?

                                                                  Thanks
                                                                         =
 Chris