Re: Tombo UNIQUE (NON-Lee Oskar) harmonicas

[Phil Franklin <pbf@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Lee Oskar gave a seminar here in KC recently with Tulsa Read, and he 
mentioned how much he liked the slide-free chromatic from Tombo -- in 
fact, what I believe he said was that he couldn't understand why there 
wasn't a market in North America for some of the nice harps that Tombo 
makes besides the Lee Oskars (I believe he also said that he has the 
sole distributorship for Tombo in North America).

- -Phil in KC

Vern Smith wrote:
> Logically, this is a standard chromatic with the mouthpiece and slide
> assembly removed. To play a single note, your lips must block not only the
> holes on either side but also the hole above or below.  Mentally, it would
> be similar to an HFC in that instead of pushing the button you go to the
> lower row of holes.